The ritual is done at least 20 times, with months or years between each session, taking 10 to 30 minutes. The ones that pass through it all are accepted as warriors and future leaders
https://pib.socioambiental.org/en/Povo:Sateré_Mawé
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawé_people
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraponera_clavata (bullet ant)
Indigenous people, living immersed in the natural world, deciding that an 11 year old is old enough to decide on their own start a journey into adulthood while surrounded by adults who care deeply for them,
Is absolutely nothing like a racist white person deciding that an 11 year old black child should be ripped from their family and treated as an adult against their will.
That’s such an insane comparison that your intentions come into severe question.
If you don’t see how there’s a similarity in the othering of non-white boys leading to consider them to be grown up earlier, I think you might be falling prey to some racist bias yourself.
I’m all for taking context into consideration but biology doesn’t care about cultural relativism, an 11 year old human boy can’t make fully-informed decisions. That was the point being made and the point stands.
It has nothing to do with cultural relativism and everything to do with who is doing the considering and why. Gtfo with that racist bias shit, while comparing indigenous rituals to one of the most odious crimes of “post slavery” american racism.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Many people do fucked up things to others believing it’s in their best interest. Still doesn’t excuse it.