![]() ![]() ![]() It took a hundred years and the combined efforts of Western missionaries, feminists, and the full weight of a ruthless communist regime to end it.Ĭompared to footbinding (and things like genital mutilation, female circumcision, etc.), LDS women have it pretty good. Although the mothers that did this to their daughters didn’t intend harm, the institution of footbinding was harmful (and by the institution, I mean the normative, self-reinforcing social structure that perpetuated it for generations). Just normal moms faced with a really shitty decision-set. Were the mothers that hobbled their daughters sadistic psychopaths? Nope. Take footbinding (I’ve written about it here). ![]() It doesn’t matter how crazy things are in aggregate, the individuals involved are almost always remarkably normal. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that most things are complicated.įor example, social systems are made up of mostly rational (or at least aspirationally-rational) folks. ![]()
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