I'm not Hmong, but I grew up around a LOT of Hmong kids that I still talk to even today. I even speak to their brothers and sisters. The Hmong culture is something that the average American would consider "wrong" since there are a whole bunch of things in there that would be seen as disturbing.
Their religion is based off of good and evil spirits, they have shamans, and their marriages aren't the typical ones that we'd see in movies. Hmong weddings aren't very disturbing, but the age group (Depending on whether or not the family is first gen, second gen, etc) can be pretty disturbing. Who's to say that their culture is wrong, just because it doesn't follow societal norms of American culture, though?
For me, do I find it disturbing? I always find friends getting married quite disturbing, especially if they have grown up with me. I'm not judging their culture as a whole, or their decisions, because I know I don't have a full grasp of their culture, but I have experienced enough of it to say that it's unique.
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[quote]Who's to say that their culture is wrong, just because it doesn't follow societal norms of American culture, though? [/quote] It's not a matter of 'societal norms'. We don't prevent parents from marrying their children off because oh that's just our culture, we do it because it's disgustingly unethical to force children into that kind of relationship. It absolutely baffles me how you can possibly think "Oh, well, it's just [i]their culture[/i]" excuses unethical actions.