The problem with judging another culture is that you do so based on the biases, predispositions, and ideologies that are inherent in your society (Croteau and Hoynes 60). Your mentality is oriented towards a particular way of thinking based on the history, traditions and cultural nuances that have developed in your country over time (Croteau and Hoynes 60). As such, there is a certain bias in how you will view other cultures since you will always do so through the socio-cultural influences that you have grown up with (Croteau and Hoynes 61). While America is a great country and has a rich history of supporting freedom, democracy, and individual rights, it has also had a history of violence, discrimination, and environmental destruction. Most people fail to take this into consideration due to cultural relativism since they focus more on the positive rather than the negative aspects of their culture. In fact, when viewing the cultural traditions and history of Canada and Denmark, both countries have much less violence, discrimination, and bloodshed associated with them. As such Americans do not have the right to morally judge another culture, since the history of the United States is not perfect. In fact, no society has the right to morally judge another based on their cultural history and ideologies. Each country has their own unique histories and cultures and, as such, the definition of what can be considered as “moral” undergoes various iterations. However, this does not mean that there is no basis in which a judgment can be made. For example, the universal declaration of human rights outlines several inherent and inalienable rights that are a fundamental aspect of all individuals. The capacity of a country to adhere to these right, as a form of universal necessity for their citizens, can be used as a means of judgment and is often the measure by which countries are evaluated (Addo 601). Limits of the Merits of Cultural Relativism One of the limits to the merit of cultural relativism is associated with the concept of respecting other cultures. For instance, cultural relativism espouses that, due to the diversity of cultures around the world, there are different ideologies that have been created. As such, we should respect how various cultures choose to do certain actions. However, the problem with this is that particular actions cannot be considered as excusable under the concept cultural differences. In Northeast Africa, there are cases of female genital mutilation which are done to limit the pleasure experienced by women during intercourse. In Saudi Arabia, women are treated as second-class citizens and have very few rights. This has resulted in numerous cases of domestic abuse which is accepted as being “normal” since men have a “right” to discipline their wives. These actions are clearly wrong and fall under the domain of universalism which states that people have rights which should not be violated regardless of the culture they belong to. Cultural Values and Practices Technically, there is nothing inherently wrong with practicing your own culture since it is an inherent aspect of who you are and the society that you came from. However, as the concept of universalism becomes more prevalent, and with it, the idea of inhere