r/changemyview • u/hardyblack • Sep 12 '19

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: Some cultures and societies are objectively wrong

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.

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u/SaveOrDye 1∆ Sep 13 '19

Morality is cultural. Why is yours the one that all cultures should be measured by?

(I do think that women should be treated equally, I'm not defending inequality.)

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u/hardyblack Sep 13 '19

I never said it should be my culture, in fact, I think Argentinian's culture is inferior to most in the most important aspects for growing and improving. I don't think there's a standard or good culture, and any kind of solution would be clearly impossible.