Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.
Interpretation
Cultural change is essential to eliminate various forms of violence and discrimination.
Charlotte Bunch emphasizes that violence and discrimination based on sex, race, and gender are deeply ingrained in cultural norms and practices. For meaningful progress against these injustices, a fundamental transformation of the culture itself is required, as superficial changes will not suffice to eradicate these persistent issues.
In practice
In a speech about social justice, one might say, 'As Charlotte Bunch highlights, we cannot ignore the need for cultural change to eliminate discrimination.'
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