Comments on: Ex-Diplomat Says “Sex With Teens OK” Due To Cultural Differences http://www.bloggernews.net/116650 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:44:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: laurav http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-754767 laurav Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:52:03 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-754767 I think we americans should open our minds a bit and show some respect for other cultures. As a Brazilian-American anthropologist that has lived in Brazil for 22 years, I can testify that relationships between adults and teenagers are common and acceptable in Brazil and most of South America. Brazilians are proud of their culture and they do NOT accept foreigners trying to change it. For Brazilians, discriminating on the basis of AGE when selecting a partner is just as immoral as discriminating on the basis of RACE here in the US. Agism is unacceptable in Brazil. We're talking about a very relaxed society proud to enjoy freedoms that North Americans cannot. I think Nachman should only be sentenced for child porn possession but not for having sex with Brazilian girls. Brazilian girls actually hit on older men in Brazil and they do it because they find boys their age to be immature, unfaithful and too sexual. The consensus seems to be that the older the man, the more interested he will be in a SERIOUS relationship with the girl and the better he will treat her. You have to remember that girls start thinking about marriage very early in Brazil while men do not think about marriage until they're well past their 30's. So, for example, a 15 year old looking to get married will sometimes prefer an older man in his late 20's or early 30's as rather than a boy her age who will not be interested in marriage, only in sex. These are just a few reasons why these relationships are accepted and even desired, but there are many more factors. We have to respect their culture. I think we americans should open our minds a bit and show some respect for other cultures. As a Brazilian-American anthropologist that has lived in Brazil for 22 years, I can testify that relationships between adults and teenagers are common and acceptable in Brazil and most of South America. Brazilians are proud of their culture and they do NOT accept foreigners trying to change it. For Brazilians, discriminating on the basis of AGE when selecting a partner is just as immoral as discriminating on the basis of RACE here in the US. Agism is unacceptable in Brazil. We’re talking about a very relaxed society proud to enjoy freedoms that North Americans cannot. I think Nachman should only be sentenced for child porn possession but not for having sex with Brazilian girls. Brazilian girls actually hit on older men in Brazil and they do it because they find boys their age to be immature, unfaithful and too sexual. The consensus seems to be that the older the man, the more interested he will be in a SERIOUS relationship with the girl and the better he will treat her. You have to remember that girls start thinking about marriage very early in Brazil while men do not think about marriage until they’re well past their 30’s. So, for example, a 15 year old looking to get married will sometimes prefer an older man in his late 20’s or early 30’s as rather than a boy her age who will not be interested in marriage, only in sex. These are just a few reasons why these relationships are accepted and even desired, but there are many more factors. We have to respect their culture.

]]> By: fern501 http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-411566 fern501 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:09:56 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-411566 The nudist community worldwide is very clean and moral. If he had bedded a 14 year old girl freely and consensually from his own "culture" I think he should be left alone, however in this case it is an obvious abuse of his social and professional position as in both these countries one find very poor people who can easily be coerced at the flash of a $ bill, this guy is a predator and probably a dangerous one as doesn't show any remorse and offers to turn the court into a burlesque show by marrying one of his victims. Let him rot in jail and the longer the better. The nudist community worldwide is very clean and moral. If he had bedded a 14 year old girl freely and consensually from his own “culture” I think he should be left alone, however in this case it is an obvious abuse of his social and professional position as in both these countries one find very poor people who can easily be coerced at the flash of a $ bill, this guy is a predator and probably a dangerous one as doesn’t show any remorse and offers to turn the court into a burlesque show by marrying one of his victims.
Let him rot in jail and the longer the better.

]]> By: a diplomat http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-411415 a diplomat Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:23:42 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-411415 There are people with flawed moral compasses in all walks of life. This guy does not represent the Foreign Service any more than the Abu Graib jailors represent the US Military. This is a simply a scum-bag who happened to slip through the vetting mechanisms. There are people with flawed moral compasses in all walks of life. This guy does not represent the Foreign Service any more than the Abu Graib jailors represent the US Military. This is a simply a scum-bag who happened to slip through the vetting mechanisms.

]]> By: Pauli http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-410542 Pauli Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:35:07 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-410542 I think he is in line with the Democratic Party platform. Justice Ginsberg believes the age of majority ought to be 11, and she is a revered liberal of the Supreme Court who voted against the second amendment, but for the prohibiton of the death penalty for child rapists. Mr. Clinton often goes to foreign countries and enbibes in the smorgas board of young female companions that are available, and there is no uproar about that, or the fact that there are child molesters in the Congress and Senate, and there was until recently a murderer for fourty years in the Senate of the United States. Therefore, it is my belief that there ought to be one standard for politicians and citizens. I think he is in line with the Democratic Party platform. Justice Ginsberg believes the age of majority ought to be 11, and she is a revered liberal of the Supreme Court who voted against the second amendment, but for the prohibiton of the death penalty for child rapists.
Mr. Clinton often goes to foreign countries and enbibes in the smorgas board of young female companions that are available, and there is no uproar about that, or the fact that there are child molesters in the Congress and Senate, and there was until recently a murderer for fourty years in the Senate of the United States. Therefore, it is my belief that there ought to be one standard for politicians and citizens.

]]> By: Nicolette Kuff http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-410274 Nicolette Kuff Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:30:08 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-410274 According to the MSNBC.com article, Nachman's association with nudist groups did not affect his ability to do his job, but a rep for the government refused to comment on their hiring policies. The nudist community has shunned Nachman and condemns his actions. According to the MSNBC.com article, Nachman’s association with nudist groups did not affect his ability to do his job, but a rep for the government refused to comment on their hiring policies. The nudist community has shunned Nachman and condemns his actions.

]]> By: Firewatch http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-410230 Firewatch Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:07:18 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116650#comment-410230 <strong>Diplomat says sex with kids is ok...</strong> It seems the public service seems to attract the lowest scum in this country, this story reminds me of when all those State Department cowards were whining about having to man the consulate in Iraq.  Anyway, how did this guy get a security clearance?.... Diplomat says sex with kids is ok…

It seems the public service seems to attract the lowest scum in this country, this story reminds me of when all those State Department cowards were whining about having to man the consulate in Iraq.  Anyway, how did this guy get a security clearance?….

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