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nadinbrzezinski

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6. Wait, she is a a member of an indigenous tribe?

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 09:11 PM

Apr 2012

I know the physical risks. Hell, the fact the child went through menarche is amazing but....

I hate to say it, but believe it or not this child had nothing of the sort we might understand as such.

Anybody taken an anthro class? Serious, it might explain this.

Not justifying it, but using our values on people who have a radically different culture smacks of imperialism. In fact, Western Imperialism.

Doctor Wall quite honestly practice medicine, anthropology is not your job.

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Doctors Appalled By 10-Year-Old Giving Birth [View all] n2doc Apr 2012 OP

Words fail me and they rarely do. virgogal Apr 2012 #1

I wanna know how she got... one_voice Apr 2012 #2

Apparently this isn't the first such case from this tribe. TheWraith Apr 2012 #3

I heard from a man at the grocery store some years ago Yo_Mama Apr 2012 #9

The elephant in the room is who and what it takes to get any female pregnant. nanabugg Apr 2012 #36

that is vile cindyperry2010 Apr 2012 #4

It's certainly not unheard of. Mz Pip Apr 2012 #5

Wait, she is a a member of an indigenous tribe? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #6

True it does, so why not look at the tribe in question without a cultural bias? Rex Apr 2012 #14

I knw the drill nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #15

I never bought into the cultural relativism thing, no matter Liquorice Apr 2012 #17

Here news to you nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #19

+1 Auggie Apr 2012 #32

My favorite story about cultural relativism: Johnny Rico Apr 2012 #20

Thank you. nt redqueen Apr 2012 #24

Excellent. kiva Apr 2012 #34

Very good question, I didn't think a 10 Rex Apr 2012 #21

2-3 Standard deviations early? One_Life_To_Give Apr 2012 #23

Reading about that now...totally floored. Rex Apr 2012 #31

2000 years ago? How about 55 years ago, in the US? Mariana Apr 2012 #27

The tribe might think some of our customs disgusting. HooptieWagon Apr 2012 #7

that is true and sorry if i sounded ethnocentric cindyperry2010 Apr 2012 #10

The world is a horribly sad and disheartening place..Horrendous tragedies occur daily, if not hourly Rowdyboy Apr 2012 #8

I met a doctor who performed his first abortion on a ten year old. undeterred Apr 2012 #11

My ex had an 11-year old get pregnant in his 6th grade class... David__77 Apr 2012 #12

It's not. There's a reason the marriage age Mariana Apr 2012 #28

GOP poster child. Downwinder Apr 2012 #13

What is the GOP? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #16

World's youngest mother was FIVE..... steve2470 Apr 2012 #18

When a girl gets her period, her body is ready to carry a child. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #22

Do you have a link for that? Nikia Apr 2012 #29

No. I was speaking historically. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #39

I dunno, my daughter's pelvis was awfully narrow Mariana Apr 2012 #30

"Able" isn't the same thing as "ready". gkhouston Apr 2012 #37

Exactly. redqueen Apr 2012 #38

i don't have a medical degree and I'm completely appalled at the thought of this. Initech Apr 2012 #25

Workers rights are a western invention, redqueen Apr 2012 #26

+1 nt TBF Apr 2012 #35

Wayuu gotta be like that? Typical NYC Lib Apr 2012 #33