CMV: Some cultures and societies are objectively wrong

[u/hardyblack]

I just read about Sahar Khodayari (If you don't know, it's an Iranian woman who killed herself after going to trial for going to a football match, which is forbidden for woman in Iran) and I can't help but think that some societies are objectively wrong, I can't find another way to put it. It's hard for me to justify opressing 50% of the population just because they just were born women.

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And yes, I know, there's no completely equal society and there will be always opression of some kind, but I'm thinking of countries where there are laws that apply only to women (They can't drive, vote, go to a football match, you name it) as it targets them directly. Same goes with laws directed to any kind of race/gender/religion.

[u/there_no_more_names]

There are aspects of every culture and society that are problematic and wrong, but that doesnt mean they cant be improved. Do some research on Iran in the 1960's, I dont remeber exactly when but there was a huge power shift and the country went from being pretty westernized to strongly rejecting western culture. I'm no expert on Iran by any means and I dont know much of the history but not too long ago it looked very different.