On Fri, 15 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hey listfolks,
>
> A few of my non-eurocentric students have made comments in my class to the
> effect that America would have fewer social problems if we would institute
> female circumcision and infibulation for all girls. This would help to keep
> women faithful to their husbands & families together as it does in other
> parts of the world and would contribute to increased social order. Sure, it
> really hurts the young women who endure it. But it keeps them fearing and
> respecting parents and their husbands. And that's all to the good, isn't it?
>
> I am beginning to understand that (by implication, per Dr. Sylvester) if it's
> "non-eurocentric", it must be an effective strategy, or perhaps even better
> than what we poor narrow-minded "eurocentric" types do.
>
> If you think it's right, it is. Or something like that.
>
> Nancy Melucci
> El Camino College
> Torrance, CA
I never implied that one form is better than another.But what I am
against is what I term "Eurocentric Cognitive Imperialism"-the
notion that methodology and perspectives developped in the West are
superior to that of other cultures and other perspectives.
MIchael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
