It's things like this that give me a warm spot for the goodole British imperialist "and our custom is to hang those who do so." I'm a relative relativist, and when dealing with this or mutilating little girls' genitals so they'll never enjoy sex, the only restraint I favor is making sure that the cure doesn't make things worse for the victims.
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Date: 2003-07-13 12:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-13 04:09 pm (UTC)Tell the story. About the suttees. I heard it from an uncle, but I didn't think to write it here...
I'll post it with the link.
You and me both, Julia!
Date: 2003-07-13 02:11 pm (UTC)- Elayne (http://elayneriggs.blogspot.com)