Looking at the black bodies, Li Du felt despair.
Isn't that bullshit? How can you test the purity of a man by doing this?
However, it was clear that the Zulu men did not question the precision of these two
criteria, and considered the lessons of their ancestors to be more reliable than the
science of white men.
The lion hunter obviously disliked this so-called "sacred ceremony". He came to the
scene, kept a sneer on his face throughout it, and spoke with irony during the exchange
with the chief.
Realizing this, Li Du asked, "Why did you participate if you thought it was wrong? Isn't
this kind of activity an insult to the young people?"
"Perhaps, but I must join in, since it is a way of showing my tribal status. Besides, why
would I go against the Zulu king?" said the lion hunter.
The lion hunter also told him that the Zulu ritual had run into legal difficulties, and that
South Africa's parliament had earlier passed a children's bill outlawing virginity tests for
boys and saying teenagers had the right to refuse such tests.
However, this proposal failed to gain approval. The Zulu king led a large number of
people to demonstrate against protest, claiming that the vitality of the Zulu people was
reflected in these old and new traditions. He believed that if modern laws could abolish
national traditions, it would destroy Zulu culture.
Li Du thought that this statement was bullshit. It reminded him of the feudal society
during the time of the Qing dynasty in China, when some ministers shouted, "The laws
of ancestors cannot be changed
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