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Trully a journal which speaks for British millionaires (hexbear.net)

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[-] arabiclearner@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago

People who challenge taboos within the culture are often ostracized, the taboo itself often has a bunch of myths justifying it, the actual nature, causes, and consequences of the taboo are rarely questioned let alone interrogated.

Yeah I don't get it, they'll fight back against "taboos" that they personally support (e.g. gender norms, sexuality, etc.) but then on other things they basically turn into your conservative uncle. Complete dumbasses imo with a sense of cultural chauvanism.

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago

yeah, it's extremely frustrating. I've got an advantage, I literally studied the discipline of learning about cultures other than my own, but it's still extremely frustrating.

[-] arabiclearner@hexbear.net 1 points 9 months ago

Speaking of that, do you know any good youtube videos that do an overview of cultural differences, or maybe a playlist from a course that looks into this kind of stuff? The differences between customs of different cultures, especially things that are "taboo" in one culture but completely ok in another really interest me.

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

I can't think of anything off hand. I know there was a tv show called "Taboo" years ago that was supposedly about cultural taboos, but I think it was probably pretty exploitative. As far as I know the word "Taboo" is based on a Polynesian word pronounced more like "tapu" that represents various restrictions that people have to observe to protect their spiritual or esoteric power.