Judging Other Cultures: The Case Of Genital Mutilation By Martha Nussbaum

There are many different cultures in the world. Some culture and traditions are similar and other are not. We have many diversities of people with different custom that many times is difficult to understand. However, there are some custom and traditions in others cultures that take away the human right. We need to raise our voice and give an opinion to all the culture that practice a tradition that are not for a human being. If we do it we will be helping to change this tradition that prevents the human right. The big question is how should a person make a judgment or criticize other cultures? For example, on the article," Judging Other Cultures; The Case of Genital Mutilation" written by Martha Nussbaum she helps us to understand this kind of question and several more questions relate to culture. The first question is can we judge the practices of other cultures? In the article by Martha Nussbaum she explains a case about a nineteen-year old woman from Togo who ran away from her home to escape the practice of genital mutilation, which is a tradition of this country. The family leader of this woman called Fauziya Kassindja arranged a marriage for her without her consent, and her future husband insisted that Fuziya have the genital operation before the wedding. To avoid the marriage, and the operation she left her home with only 3,000 dollars that …show more content…
I agree with this opinion because it is truth. For example, America is lack of self-criticism and it is a big problem for America, but not only America others country as well We can't be criticizing other culture without knowing what is wrong in our own cultures. We should try to analyze and understand the tradition of our own culture, because that way we can make a better judgment in judging others