Cultural relativism tells us to understand practices within their own context, but where do we draw the line when a tradition directly harms individuals, like female genital mutilation or child marriage? I've studied communities where these practices are deeply embedded in social and economic structures, and outsiders condemning them often do more harm than good. Still, I can't shake the feeling that respecting a culture shouldn't mean silencing the voices of those within it who suffer. Is it possible to uphold human rights without slipping into a new form of colonialism, or are we just choosing which values to universalize based on power?