A couple of years ago, I was talking to several teenagers about how in some societies throughout the world it is acceptable for very young girls to get maried. They both blurted out: "But thats' their culture!" I thought that may be true, but it does not make it right. I believe in tradition-breaking if a tradition is wrong. Well, what about culture? Some may ask. I say culture is always changing. Some of the changes may be incremental. But culture is always changing. Why should a 12 year old girl be forced to marry a 50 year old man? Because "that is their culture?" I say no. I say it is wrong. I say cultures that practice such things find it necessary to keep people ignorant. They find it necessary for men to disrespect women and children. Since traditions are man-made, they can also be unmade. The big question is: How? A good start is for individuals to start rejecting such things. After rejecting such things, something better must be put in place. I know......easier said than done. But it is not impossible.
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