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Originally Posted by Wrath of Pong
1. Can we truly fault a past culture for doing something we consider offensive or taboo, but in their time it was perfectly normal. For example, does someone who ran a segregated restaurant really deserve to be called bigoted and racist when that was the social norm of the time?
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I think that it's simply a matter of different standards. Compared to today's standards, racism (and especially one of that magnitude) is not acceptable, of course. Back then, it was considered okay because it was a part of their standard. I'd like to say that they are people that adapted to the standards of that time and simply went with the flow and what they were taught.
I would definitely call it wrong, not just because of today's standards, but the actual downsides of racism such as segregation, simple as that. Accepted or not, it is a weak mindset - it's not productive or logical. That is truly why I find it wrong, no matter what the standards were back then or what they are now.
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2. What cultural practices do we have today that our generation will likely be scorned for 50 years from now?
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Homophobia, and chastity before marriage.