Who dictates what is right and what is wrong behavior? Huh? There are some parts of the world where rape is not immoral! did you know that? Rape is a requisite for marriage! See? for you rape is immoral... for them it's not. And they have no law that rape is unlawful. Pedophilia? Yes! immoral to me but in other countries, children marry older men. That is their culture! Immoral? The law states that 18 years old is the adult age. An 18 year old work, buy and alcoholic drinks, etc.!!! Yes? Right? Hey man, this is an American Law! Wake up.!!! I am not an American and I don't give a sh**! Just open minded..... Btw, the length of skirt example was just an example in a Philosophical perspective....
The word morals can be a matter of interpretation, but if you look at its exact definition it applies perfectly to law.
Sir, can you give me the EXACT.... I mean.... EXACT.... definition of the word Morals?? I'm excited to know!!!! because not even the greatest Philosophers can give the exact definition of morals....
I seem to have struck a nerve. Good. Here is your definition, sir:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moralYour interpretation is clearly different. Though you are right that depending on what country you live in, morals are different based upon culture. However, in modern societies you will go to jail if you try to gain a wife via rape, or do something indecent and/or corrupt with a child.
So while philosophers can sit in front of a fire, and smoke from their pipes pondering what life is - and apparently what morals are? - I choose to dictate morals based on the modern society that I live in. You clearly "don't give a sh**!" because you aren't American, which is fine by me. But if you really "don't give a sh**!", then why get so upset?
I'll take this conversation back to its original intent because things have gone from the allowance of legal marriage to the definition of morals: I believe that gay marriage should be allowed by law, and viewed legally as marriage defined by law between a man and woman. The End.