Cultural Phenomenons

After reading Nazneen's article, "Violence in Bangladesh," and Jaggar's article, "Saving Amina," I was shocked to realize the true meaning of cultural phenomenon's. The reality of cultural phenomenon's are actually quite scary, in a sense. Things that would be considered illegal and absolutely ridiculous and morally and ethically wrong in the Western world, are considered culturally traditional in places such as Bangladesh, or other less developed countries. Practices such as FGM, dowry-marriages, and such, are considered normal in these cultures, whereas in America, they would not be accepted. 

Nussbaum does a lot in talking about "fixing" such things, but it is clear that although Westerner's want to help, there is a sense of overstepping boundaries, especially when it comes to the difference of cultures. I believe that it would obviously be beneficial to these cultures to learn more about their practices, and this knowledge would possibly put an end to the harmful cultural phenomenon's. It seems unbelievable that a culture would accept violating women in the ways that they do, especially because women are such an important part of any culture, due to reproduction. However, it has become more and more clear to me how important tradition in ones culture is, and the ways in which it clearly has an impact, even in modern day cultures and societies.