Was the British Empire right to ban the Hindu culture of burning Widows with their husbands (Sati)?

[USLegionary]

When a Hindu priest complained to the British leader in charge because by banning Sati (burning widoed women alive) the British were denying Hindus their culture the Hindu priest was told that when men burn women it was British culture to hang those men.

[CrazyGirl2]

You are missing out the MOST important contextual part of the story. The Hindu Priest was appalled that the British banned the practice of widow burning, so he went to the local British Governor, there he complained that “We Hindu’s have a long History, culture and tradition of burning widows!”
Only then did the Governor reply with “That’s fine, and we British have a long history, culture, and tradition of hanging men who burn widows!”

I am so tired of hearing that we MUST respect all cultures, and that all cultures are equal, different but equal. That is utter bullshit! There are some cultures which have some really abhorrent “traditions” (like burning women if their husbands die, because they will become a drain on that society’s resources) Some societies still practice cannibalism, should we accept that? HELL NO! Likewise we should not accept the burning of women because their husbands die! Jesus where the absolute F**K are all the feminists when a culture complains that they can’t brutally murder women anymore because of oppressive western white colonialist nations? Because they REALLY hate white western former colonialist nations, but they also REALLY REALLY hate violence against women… cognitive dissonance anyone?

[jshm2]

To be fair, it was the Muslims- not the British- that forbad it.

The British just forbid them burning widows as they would rather have those women work to death for low lay at the pleasure of the British Empire instead.

It's why the Hindu's were repulsed. British would rather work women to death, than kill them q

[USLegionary]

The Muslims never ruled all of India and allowed Hindus their customs. Hindus were never slaves of the British, it was the Muslims in India who had slaves. In fact Muslims historically were the biggest slavers.

[Weapon77]

Definitely. All morbid and sexist practices should be gone from all cultures. Culture can't be an excuse to commit an atrocity

[Guy13]

That’s very much against a Christian worldview

[RealMarek]

I once asked this of an leftist ideologue, who was left speechless.

[Juxtapose]

"the Hindu priest was told that when men burn women it was British culture to hang those men."

Fuckin' A ✊

[Part2603]

Gives "roastie" a whole new meaning! 🤣

[Summeroflove]

Killing someone’s isn’t right

[inkyvampire]

Did they burn men if the woman died first?

[Weapon77]

Never lol That's the creepy part about similar practices in various cultures. Practices like that go beyond sexism

[USLegionary]

He got married again to a 14 year old.

[Weapon77]

Wow, and it was probably a creepy age difference to egin with and might've been a forced marriage, but on top of that they burn her with him? Sad

[USLegionary]

@Weapon77 I think during the that period and in medieval times marraiges were less forced and more the only option. Even in say Pakistan today a 15 yeae old girl who is arranged to marry her 50 year uncle or cousin has really no options rather than living on the street and being gang raped by ever Pakistani male in a 20 mile radius.

[Weapon77]

Fair point. Much of history has left women without much choice. But now they can be free from that, and I wish certain countries would do more to help those women like those in Iran and such

[Sevenpointfive]

and we still can't help the mormons why?

[USLegionary]

Mormons have the perfect gig. They are kinda like Jews.

[Sevenpointfive]

they are both pedophiles. and we can't stop them!

[jimmy2]

For what ever reason it's very rude

[BLP11520]

Yes...