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mrduckbear
01/02/18 12:47:56 AM
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Did you know that the United States is the only country in the world that allows first cousin marriages??


It's true. The United States is the only country in the world where almost HALF of the states allow people to marry their first cousin..meaning they can marry your dad or mom's sibling's child!!

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GAMERCAMRY
01/02/18 12:52:19 AM
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Zikten
01/02/18 12:54:16 AM
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Sexy sexy cousins.....
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GiftedACIII
01/02/18 12:55:38 AM
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008Zulu
01/02/18 12:57:22 AM
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mrduckbear posted...
The United States is the only country in the world where almost HALF of the states allow people to marry their first cousin


I will genuinely be surprised if those aren't mostly southern states.
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kislev
01/02/18 1:00:01 AM
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GiftedACIII posted...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11119062/Incest-a-fundamental-right-German-committee-says.html


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Zeus
01/02/18 1:03:25 AM
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Eh, he just shitpost this on PotD as well and he has it completely reversed. The US is one of the very few nations which *bans* it in places and the penalties are stricter than in other nations which ban it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage#Current_status

However, several countries have considered adding bans to target the foreign population.

008Zulu posted...
mrduckbear posted...
The United States is the only country in the world where almost HALF of the states allow people to marry their first cousin


I will genuinely be surprised if those aren't mostly southern states.


Southern hick states like NY, NJ, and CT?
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obeseexplosive
01/02/18 1:12:54 AM
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I would totally bang my cousins

Marry them not so much
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glitteringfairy
01/02/18 1:20:16 AM
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Sounds hot
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garan
01/02/18 5:38:55 AM
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TC, this is lame shitposting-- try posting something slightly more believable next time.
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Rika_Furude
01/02/18 5:41:33 AM
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real life incest is absolutely disgusting. im not surprised america allows it though. terrible place
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Philoktetes
01/02/18 5:45:56 AM
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there's nothing wrong with marrying your cousin

i can't believe there are still incestophobes in the current year
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PMarth2002
01/02/18 5:52:30 AM
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Uh, no that's completely false TC.
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008Zulu
01/02/18 6:19:34 AM
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Zeus posted...
Southern hick states like NY, NJ, and CT?


It said half the states in America. That's 25. You've listed 3, what are the other 22?
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Philoktetes
01/02/18 6:20:36 AM
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dude THE SOUTH lmao
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fuzzylittlbunny
01/02/18 6:23:46 AM
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More fake sourceless news from the duck...
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DocileOrangeCup
01/02/18 6:24:23 AM
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Zeus
01/02/18 12:03:17 PM
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Rika_Furude posted...
real life incest is absolutely disgusting. im not surprised america allows it though. terrible place


...he says ignoring that not only does the rest of the world allow it too, but it's more widely legal in those countries. The US is one of the few places really against it.

008Zulu posted...
Zeus posted...
Southern hick states like NY, NJ, and CT?


It said half the states in America. That's 25. You've listed 3, what are the other 22?


Wow, it's like you couldn't just click a link I *already* provided instead of asking a stupid question.

But here's a bigger map. Contrary to your stupid assumptions, the strongest bans *seem* to mostly be in the states you're attempting to slander, which makes your ignorant comments more hilarious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cousin_marriage_map1.svg

Unsurprisingly, it's generally the liberal states which have it legal and the more conservative ones which have it outlawed. When you cross-check it against the red/blue states, you'll notice a LOT of overlap

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states#/media/File:Red_state,_blue_state.svg

I'm not sure if it's more a matter that liberals like marrying their cousins or conservatives tend to regulate relationships more.

(And, before you go, "Well, it's not really legal in 25 states!" No, it is, because it's legal in some form but at least 7 of those states have restrictions. In some cases, it's close to a ban.)

As for the prevalence of first-cousin marriage in the US, well, unsurprisingly it's lower than the rest of the world although part of that is likely because of the bans. (And, of course, the data is a bit older now.) It's more common in Europe, Australia, etc, and far more common in parts of Africa and the Middle East.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-many-americans-are-married-to-their-cousins/
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008Zulu
01/03/18 4:11:59 AM
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Zeus posted...
comments more hilarious


What's hilarious is America allows blood relatives to marry.
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pres_madagascar
01/03/18 4:28:11 AM
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I have a close relationship with one of my cousins, sleeping with her would be like banging my sister, be too weird.
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Zeus
01/03/18 4:28:44 AM
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008Zulu posted...
Zeus posted...
comments more hilarious


What's hilarious is America allows blood relatives to marry.


Might want to rephrase your ignorant statement, because literally every country on the planet allows blood relatives to marry in some form. The US is one of the few countries with a first-cousin ban, but even countries with first-cousin bans usually allow second-cousin marriages (I can't think of one exception) and all of them allow more distant relations.
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CarlGrimes
01/03/18 4:34:56 AM
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I thought the highest incest rates were in Pakistan and India.
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ThyCorndog
01/05/18 2:54:00 AM
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great. next family get together should be much more interesting
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Rika_Furude
01/05/18 3:05:15 AM
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Zeus posted...
.he says ignoring that not only does the rest of the world allow it too, but it's more widely legal in those countries. The US is one of the few places really against it.

yeah cause countries like africa, india, the middle east, etc are shining beacons america hopes to equate themselves to
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Reis
01/05/18 3:06:41 AM
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Countries like Africa
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obeseexplosive
01/05/18 3:07:23 AM
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ThyCorndog posted...
great. next family get together should be much more interesting

Same here. Gonna munch on Monica's booty
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Zeus
01/05/18 3:41:56 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Zeus posted...
.he says ignoring that not only does the rest of the world allow it too, but it's more widely legal in those countries. The US is one of the few places really against it.

yeah cause countries like africa, india, the middle east, etc are shining beacons america hopes to equate themselves to


...he says while ignoring that it's also far more common in countries like Australia, England, and even Canada. But hey, maybe you're going to write those off as shitholes, too. It's somewhat telling that your argument against it is basically racism, though, and not even a really good attempt since you cite India despite much of India having it illegal due to religious prohibition (which, by the way, seems to be the only real objection to it anywhere other than it strikes people as "icky") aimed at Hindus. (Not to mention you called Africa a country >_>)
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PtlessAgmnts
01/05/18 3:45:12 AM
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Zeus posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
Zeus posted...
.he says ignoring that not only does the rest of the world allow it too, but it's more widely legal in those countries. The US is one of the few places really against it.

yeah cause countries like africa, india, the middle east, etc are shining beacons america hopes to equate themselves to


...he says while ignoring that it's also far more common in countries like Australia, England, and even Canada. But hey, maybe you're going to write those off as shitholes, too. It's somewhat telling that your argument against it is basically racism, though, and not even a really good attempt since you cite India despite much of India having it illegal due to religious prohibition (which, by the way, seems to be the only real objection to it anywhere other than it strikes people as "icky") aimed at Hindus. (Not to mention you called Africa a country >_>)

Rika is (a quite nationalistic) Australian lol
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Paragon21XX
01/05/18 3:53:48 AM
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Did you know that @mrduckbear posts #FakeNews?
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Rika_Furude posted...
real life incest is absolutely disgusting. im not surprised america allows it though. terrible place

Aunts/uncles marrying their nephews/nieces is perfectly legal in Australia. Do you have any room to talk?
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Rika_Furude
01/05/18 4:18:32 AM
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Paragon21XX posted...
Aunts/uncles marrying their nephews/nieces is perfectly legal in Australia. Do you have any room to talk?

yes because we don't have an equivalent to "the south" where it actually legit happens
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iClockwork
01/05/18 4:20:09 AM
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There's a saying down south, Cousins make dozens ;)
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Tadamoto38
01/05/18 4:21:33 AM
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Paragon21XX
01/05/18 5:13:40 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Paragon21XX posted...
Aunts/uncles marrying their nephews/nieces is perfectly legal in Australia. Do you have any room to talk?

yes because we don't have an equivalent to "the south" where it actually legit happens

It's far more rare in America than you think.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-many-americans-are-married-to-their-cousins/
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omega cookie
01/05/18 5:17:49 AM
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Rika shitposts about America and gets bodied. Must be a day that ends in Y.
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Rika_Furude
01/05/18 5:27:03 AM
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Zeus
01/05/18 9:48:19 PM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Paragon21XX posted...
Aunts/uncles marrying their nephews/nieces is perfectly legal in Australia. Do you have any room to talk?

yes because we don't have an equivalent to "the south" where it actually legit happens


Your whole country is worse than America's south, though. And it happens far more often in Australia than the US, which should surprise absolutely nobody.
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KILBOTz
01/05/18 9:53:43 PM
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pres_madagascar posted...
I have a close relationship with one of my cousins, sleeping with her would be like banging my sister, be too weird.


Or maybe banging your sister would be less weird than you think.
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01/05/18 9:55:32 PM
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Rika_Furude
01/05/18 10:40:58 PM
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Says someone whos never even seen an australian irl let alone been to australia
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Funkydog
01/05/18 10:42:10 PM
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I thought America was one of the only places to really not allow it.
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Zeus
01/05/18 11:56:08 PM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Says someone whos never even seen an australian irl let alone been to australia


Mmmmmm, that's some good hypocrisy!

Funkydog posted...
I thought America was one of the only places to really not allow it.


Ducky is big into fake news, tbh.
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hollow_shrine
01/06/18 12:00:06 AM
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This is simply not true.
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Bad_Mojo
01/06/18 12:06:36 AM
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Rika_Furude
01/06/18 12:10:53 AM
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Zeus posted...
Mmmmmm, that's some good hypocrisy!

yeah its only ok for americans to say things about other countries!
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not__shawn__z
01/06/18 12:12:40 AM
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This isn't true at all lol those middle eastern countries are as disgusting as TC is trying to make America out to be
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Zeus
01/06/18 12:19:14 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Zeus posted...
Mmmmmm, that's some good hypocrisy!

yeah its only ok for americans to say things about other countries!


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01/06/18 12:20:01 AM
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