2007년 7월 24일 화요일

Should the Masai tribe Westernize?


http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=58562


When I first saw an article about the Masai tribe, I felt their culture is very unique and special. They have a lot of differences between other cultures, for example they just eat cow, and they live in the hurts which is made by cow’s dung. They are looks like very weird, but that is part of their culture too. The Masai tribe has their culture, and it should be protected. Besides, they don’t cause any problem about pollution, and they live in harmony with animals even though the reason is little bit strange. They believe the earth brings them misfortune, so they don’t want to use any resource in the earth. However, the Masai tribe’s culture still has some problems to fix. In their culture people are very hard to keep their belief especially for women. They are very pitiful because they must build the hurts, they live in separate hurts, and man can chooses where to sleep. They circumcise to women because women must not feel any sexual pleasure. Women are also human being, so they should be protected and they have own rights to deserve. In addition, in men’s case when boys became thirteen or fourteen years old they have to show their brave through circumcise. If they showed pain or fear and then they are killed. The Masai tribe has to improve standard of living. In western sight, their culture is very strange to accept, but in their sight, it is natural and important belief that should be protected.


댓글 2개:

Denise A. :

Hi Claire I am agree with you. I think that everyone has the right to keep their culture because culture is what defines a person. I also agree that the Masi Tribe does not cause any pollution, but you have to think that they should eat another food and not just cow. It must be horrible to have to eat the same everyday. Men should change too because they should treat women and boys equally. They should have the same rights like you said. Thats all I have to said. See u :)

Annie :

Hi. Claire. This is first time to visit your blog. hehe...
Actually, my opinion toward the Masai tribe is different, but I agree some part of your opinions. It's sure their culture shows unfairness between women and men. In addition, it is made me so upset, but I think it is just a cultural relativism. Anyway... see you tomorrow^^