Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read
Wow, I can’t believe I’m actually defending lefties here. Lefties have no problem making cultural judgements. They make them ALL THE DAMN TIME, so I don’t know where you’re getting that part of your argument.
However, a much easier explanation is that FGM hadn’t been a real issue in the States until recently so there was nothing on the books about it. Now that it’s beginning to rear its head, people are doing something about it. Since pretty much everyone agrees that it’s a bad thing, it doesn’t become a polarizing, headline-dominating issue like say, abortion.
