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Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

Who's talking about dehumanisation? There's nothing inhuman about any of this

And why wouldn't we be allowed to judge people based on their culture? If that culture is based on extreme misogyny we shouldn't be afraid to call it out

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    The original comment calls their culture primitive, which is a textbook case of dehumanisation.

    There's been a war between America and Iran for most of this year. For this one specifically, the reason to avoid rhetoric aimed at Iran's culture is to protect yourself from the effects of ongoing war propaganda.

    But in general, It's dangerous to allow yourself to judge a group of people in ways that make them "others." That's what turns thoughts like "they're a primitive culture" into "well, our bombs are doing the world a favour".

    Germans didn't just wake up and gas people overnight, it was through conditioning that started with seemingly innocuous comments that ultimately led to war & genocide.

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