Are all cultures equally valid morally?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Are all cultures equally valid morally?". Your opponent's style: Christopher Hitchens

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

No, they aren't. Moral validity isn't democratic—it doesn't improve by vote or consensus. A culture that practices honor killings, female genital mutilation, or slavery isn't "equally valid" to one that rejects them simply because it's *their* tradition. That's intellectual cowardice masquerading as tolerance. You can respect people's right to their beliefs without pretending all beliefs are equally defensible. A culture that systematizes the subjugation of half its population has a genuine moral problem, full stop. Relativism sounds enlightened until you're the one getting mutilated or executed for apostasy. Some things are actually better than others. That's not Western imperialism—it's basic consistency. Either suffering matters or it doesn't.