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You're willfully misrepresenting my argument by presenting this single tweet out of its context. You're welcome to engage but at the very least argue in good faith. Guess what: Lack of nuance is not moral clarity.
There are two very important considerations here: Making a community feel included is one. Ensuring children are provided the same level of fundamental protection of their rights as any other children in society is another.
If the community feels excluded then like I described in my thread, they react by closing up even more and this can cause more harm to children, not less.
At the same time, if the children feel that "culture" is used as an argument to deny their rights, then they're not being treated the same as any other child in society.
Both of these considerations are key. Pretending that this nuance doesn't exist does not equal moral clarity.
Child abuse = a serious crime has been committed. You need to put the parents and jail and foster out the children. It's one thing to say "this is wrong and should change", another to say "this is a serious crime". There are real legal consequences.
And once again:
- I *do* think that making little girls wear hijab is wrong
- I'm not (personally) convinced that hijab is fundamental to a Muslim woman's spiritual life
- I *do* think that making little girls wear hijab is wrong
- I'm not (personally) convinced that hijab is fundamental to a Muslim woman's spiritual life
Also this
Again: Lack of nuance does not equal moral clarity.
