[Sumac]

Originally Posted by Prowler

And yeah, cultures and especially societies aren't all equal. There's still a lot of barbaric practices in many parts of the world. People mustn't use the "but it's tradition!" as a cop out. Also, Westerners often are afraid of criticising backwards traditions out from Africa and Asia due to fear of being called ethnocentric or racist(the biggest insult out there these days).

Precisely.