It's Not an Oxymoron

Sometimes the way we see certain things may not be the correct or true. This is what author Susan Darraj is trying to explain to her readers. Darraj is of Middle Eastern decent. When we hear Middle East, we immediately make a connection with camels, and belly dancers. That is exactly what Darraj says in the writing. Hollywood has depicted Middle Eastern as individuals with accents, women with veils, and women staying home doing house work. Further into the writing she begins to compare customs of white Western people and Arabs. First, when naming their sons after the father, it would proceed with a "Jr." or "the second." For Arabs, the sons would be named after their grandfather. When getting married, it is a custom of Western males to ask the brides father for permission to marry their daughter. The Western people say that they find it very romantic. It is the same customs for the Arabs, but their reaction is the complete opposite. I find that very confusing because of the similarity in the tradition. I do not think it is right for a person to judge another culture's custom if they are not accustomed to it. I believe it show how gullible people are these days.