Kathryn, this is the quote that confused me. I'm glad that your daughter wont feel pressure to eats things that disturb her like I would imagine dog would.
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Originally Posted by Kathryn_V  She knows that you never insult something offered to you and you always take a small amount and "try" it. And never make a face. |
I teach my daughter to be respectful of other cultures as well however if a belief system goes against my own value system (or your own, or anyone's own), we should not be afraid to express it. There are many cultural traditions that I do not respect or value and I wont pretend I do. I have known people from the very deep south where it is the culture to hate anyone not white and homophobia is perfectly acceptable. Female genital mutilation is a cultural norm in parts of Africa- Guess what? I don't have to be afraid to say that goes against my own beliefs. I respect diversity, I LOVE diversity but that does not preclude me having my own value system. I wont even start on the horrible human right violations in China since that is the doing of the Chinese government and not the people as a whole.
The debate of respecting other cultures aside, that isn't what this thread is about- this thread is about eating dog on a dog lover's forum. I think it's safe to say most of us are going to think it's repulsive. That isn't dispespectful. I love grits and many people think they are disgusting. Grits are part of my southern culture, should I be offended?
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