A world in Africa had to show something different. The constant hum vuvuzelas and allow to observe regarding the way of understanding things. While the stadiums there are sounds of drums, horns, chants and even explosions, the vuvuzelas, which sound can reach thousands at a time, is different: do not stop for ninety minutes, so much so that neither the radio nor TV can hide their presence.
Some players and coaches continue to request that the organizers of South Africa in 2010 to ban their use in stadiums because disruptive; to this first response was doubtful but after blunt: vuvuzelas not prohibited because it is the in which South Africans are expressed to watch football in stadiums, respect our culture, "said the official spokesman. While it makes sense for his defense, this fact brings us closer to the limits of multiculturalism, which manifests itself in many fields.
removing idolatry
To our societies find it abhorrent that other promote early sexual initiation of puberty (ours does not promote it openly, but occurs in secret), until there are examples of communities in which the start male sexual with another man is chosen by the father. So what are the limits of an intercultural perspective must take certain acts to accept as legitimate. Should a culture accept that excised the clitoris of their women? It is clear that no, there other factors come into play that can not be taken only as cultural.
Thus, the intercultural approach could choose not to recognize as part of that culture, practices that violate either some members of a society unless the violence or damage will be borne by the subject voluntarily. The case of the battles with rocks and waves in the Andes, where many are injured, it is the product of a voluntary decision. But while these and other events have a legendary substrate and / or religious, there are cases in which under religion can to reap the life or health of persons.
In some castes in India it is customary that when the husband dies and is cremated, incinerated the woman chooses to live with her husband. Would be different if women should necessarily accompany the king to his grave. The issue is even more complex because in some subjects is indistinguishable whether there is a stated commitment to this or that practice, or if it determines via the social environment. What used to accept as a cultural practice or custom as to disqualify and to fight it? Metro
round of a practice so universal as soccer occurs in a conquered territory but not fully understood by the West, there is this clash. Africans can rightly say that is one thing and another the grandstand court, to show the triumph of Uruguay on South Africa. But football as a game but has the boundaries of the court, as an entity is the stadium, and not only this immediate reality, but the possibility that billions of humans continue the game in real time. (Actually, to me it bothers me that buzz watching the game.)
Perhaps football is one of the highest expressions of cultural fusion that exists today. On one side displays a sense of national identity where sometimes there is not Spain and six holders Barcelona) or strengthens existing ties weakened. On the other hand fill the enormous gaps that the immediacy and consumer culture permeate our actions, making them instantly irrelevant. The football on the irrelevance of human loneliness becomes the human relevance of the mass, that mass which many fear but it is expressed from time to time with events that transcend the sport.
The application of veto vuvuzelas something reminds us of the pride of the hegemonic culture, and good riddance the negative response of the Africans. While the organizers are able to remember those who intend to withdraw, that after more than two hundred million black slaves and a continent drawn from logic imperial, because no one has authority at this point to try to cut the way they feel football.
Africa and societies "undeveloped" will confront us with details and actions that modernity hides, grain, or simply unaware of doing to one side. The intercultural approach is recent and is taking steps that are not defined, put forward in some cases a structure (education, health) without assuming a worldview. Hereby acknowledge that there are different worlds on the planet and they are expressed from the very depths of each civilization. Our progress can be measured perhaps looking for basic principles. Alexander Sack
June 17 2010
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