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Charity FGM debacle raises more sinister issue

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Via:  kpr37  •  7 years ago  •  1 comments

Charity FGM debacle raises more sinister issue

The UK’s largest children’s charity Barnardo’s caused controversy this week while attempting to raise awareness of the barbaric act of female genital mutilation (FGM).

For those who missed the tweet, Barnardo’s posted out to their 176,000 followers: “FGM is particularly prevalent during school holidays. Here are some signs a girl may be at risk” Nothing wrong with that, right? No, the problem came when they accompanied the tweet with the image of a white girl in Western clothing (pictured).


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link   seeder  kpr37    7 years ago

It often makes life so much easier when thinking of practices we do not accept. If we can only separate worldly actions from the source of the practices we might find objectionable. Then we can move on, unencumbered by unpleasant thoughts and uncomfortable realities. Were we to objectively examine the problem, we might recognize the "causal effect" of certain human behaviors compelling us to take some sort of action. Others may object to said action. Others still, may make wild accusations regarding our motivations and our intent.

 


What Is Causal Effect?

The term causal effect is used quite often in the field of research and statistics. There are two terms involved in this concept: 1) causal and 2) effect. When you look at both of these terms first individually and then together, the overall concept is easy to understand!

Let's look at the first word: causal . The root of this first word is cause . In order to produce something, there must be some type of cause to the situation, or there must be a reason why something is happening (referred to as the outcome ). Now, keep this in mind as you look at the second word.

The second word is ' effect .' 'Effect' is usually brought on by a cause. Therefore, causal effect means that something has happened, or is happening, based on something that has occurred or is occurring. A simple way to remember the meaning of causal effect is:

B happened because of A, and the outcome of B is strong or weak depending how much of or how well A worked .

 

 

 

 

 
 
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