Re: The Rant Thread (v 1.2)
Somebody shared this video of a tiny, very poor Indian girl (I'd guess 4 yo) making this whole complex meal, over a fire, very impressive, etc, etc. And they're trying to shame me for being the one who spoke up and said that it's not "fun" or "cool" that such a little kid is so experienced cooking for her family. I said that it's a high likelihood that she was left to go hungry or beaten into compliance, and learned these skills under duress and that given that she's obviously a poor girl in India there's a good chance that she's being groomed to be a young bride, or sold into prostitution, and that people needed to realize that this girl was being exploited. Apparently, I'm the ignorant one...
Seriously, I know that not every person in India lives like that. But a lot of them do. And to ignore that is the definition of ignorance. And yeah, I totally believe in teaching my kids life skills. My daughter is five and we're planning to start teaching her to use the stove in the next year or so. She can already get herself breakfast (thanks, Thal) and pour her own drinks, etc, etc. She's learning to clean the house. But I let her be a kid too and I'm not marrying her off before 15.
Somebody shared this video of a tiny, very poor Indian girl (I'd guess 4 yo) making this whole complex meal, over a fire, very impressive, etc, etc. And they're trying to shame me for being the one who spoke up and said that it's not "fun" or "cool" that such a little kid is so experienced cooking for her family. I said that it's a high likelihood that she was left to go hungry or beaten into compliance, and learned these skills under duress and that given that she's obviously a poor girl in India there's a good chance that she's being groomed to be a young bride, or sold into prostitution, and that people needed to realize that this girl was being exploited. Apparently, I'm the ignorant one...
Seriously, I know that not every person in India lives like that. But a lot of them do. And to ignore that is the definition of ignorance. And yeah, I totally believe in teaching my kids life skills. My daughter is five and we're planning to start teaching her to use the stove in the next year or so. She can already get herself breakfast (thanks, Thal) and pour her own drinks, etc, etc. She's learning to clean the house. But I let her be a kid too and I'm not marrying her off before 15.
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