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He added: “The reason the practice is so common is that ordinary people see family inter-marriage overall as something that is very positive, something that helps build family bonds and helps put families on a more secure financial foothold.

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

The UK: Where children can’t be trans, but you should be able to fuck your cousin.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago

Sweet Home ~~Alabama~~ Anglesey

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Neither situation needed a law until recently. Pumping your cousin is fine, just think about the long term.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

That gets you stabbed by the raider you just married and screwed

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

A friend of mine from UK have been calling these MPs cousin fuckers for a while now

I guess he wasn't exaggerating

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

People who think that is how you bond with family should be removed from any family setting for the safety of those around them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Works really well in Pakistan.

Source

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The UK has seen a rise in infant mortality, which has been linked to this practice among the Muslim communities in the UK. This is probably what motivates this legislation. It is evidence based.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure the rise in infant mortality has nothing whatsoever to do with the NHS being underfunded, though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

This is blatant ignorance and misinformation. Infant mortality is and has been decreasing outside the Muslim communities in the UK. The people trying to pass the laws are doing to stop Muslim children dieing.

Not only do children die because of it, they are also more likely to suffer illnesses and disability. Disability that impact their IQ and result in them making comments like yours.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Well stated.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Works surprisingly well all around the world too baby deaths of 'related' couples

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Funny "inter" prefixe seems to have the opposite meaning in french and english.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We must not let this become a thing.

There is is no place for this in modern society. There was never any place for this in society.

Stone age practices should have been left in the stone age.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

That has always been a thing. It was just not systematic, pairs are not always made of cousins in a family. Catholism have historically forbid mariage btw I-don't-remember-how-very-far of degree but you would get a dispense by any local cury with the reason "but I do want to marry him/her".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Shut your fIng face cousins fer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

🎵 🎶 You're a cock-suckin', ass-lickin' cousin fucka 🎶 🎵

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

George Michael Bluth has entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The MP for Dewsbury and Batley

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

If it wasn't so common, there would be no need to ban it.