The Stream - Cousin marriages: tradition versus taboo

[@levis8089]

Im from pakistan and cousin marriage is all i see since i was born its just so stupid that outsiders ain't allowed to marry us but cousins whom i always consider as my brothers

[@cassiesmum]

It's beyond gross!! How on earth do you have a loving sexual relationship? Also the threats of disabled children!? 🤨 It's a very backward approach to things.

[@navghumman5191]

Hi Levi This is what I wonder that we all call our cousin brothers as our real brothers. How can we marry them after calling them brother all your life

[@dprcr2924]

Lol 😂🙄

[@YaBoiBrendo]

Sick people living in the dark ages. As much as I don’t want to be racist, I don’t understand how these practices are still seen as acceptable by any culture. Is it just something my puny western mind can’t comprehend?

[@mp6471]

It's disgusting

[@Mochimoon6359]

What gets me sick is how culture allows this. It’s Disgusting to have a sexual relationship with your cousins. Do they not know the chances of having a disabled child? A sick child? Some people were raised with there cousins as if there siblings but yet they still have been asked to get married with them? What in the world has this gone too? It’s really sickening.

[@sahilsinghchandel7745]

If you are saying that it must not be forcufully encouraged then good But if you're to say it is bad morally then you might be wrong, since all persons are not grown with their cousins, if cousins fall in love then it's not bad

[@mariadonkova2759]

You do realize that not everyone who gets married or is in a relationship wants to have children right? So it’s funny how you just assume their gonna have defected kids

[@fakemadereal]

I think this falls under the category of GROSS.

[@mr.eugene2166]

Yeah me too

[@E101ification]

I am absolutely stunned by the level of ignorance in the comments here from people defending incest and cousin marriage. A little biology lesson for you: what causes genetic disorders, low IQs and stillbirths is a lack of genetic diversity - meaning, a child inherits DNA from both mother and father. A child is healthy when the chromosomes from their father are different from the chromosomes from their mother. When a child inherits matching chromosomes from mother and father, THAT'S what leads to genetic disorders, low IQ's, poor immune systems etc... In a population of billions there's always going to be a small number of couples who, through sheer bad luck, happen to have similar DNA even though they're not related. That's what happens when normal, non-incestuous couples have children with these disorders. It's the lack of genetic diversity that causes the problem, not specifically incest. However, when a couple is incestuous, lack of genetic diversity is guaranteed - the parents are both related, so they already share a lot of the same chromosomes by default. THAT'S why having children with first cousins increases the risk of these disorders, and why pointing at non-incestuous couples whose children have these disorders is an absolutely retarded defense. MARRYING YOUR FIRST COUSIN IS A BAD MOVE, PEOPLE! ACCEPT IT!

[@cassiesmum]

What you say is very true! Plus,it's disgusting! Making love with a person who you played with as a child,grew up together.. basically,you look upon them as a brother! And you have to be intermit with them!?😱🤮🤮

[@mxhsvn_b7866]

@@cassiesmum that's your perspective. Not everyone is raised the same way. Some people actually chose to marry their cousins so clearly not all cousin marriages are forced. You might find it disgusting because that's how you were brought up. Other people don't. Plus the potential risks aren't that high. People portray it as being extremely dangerous however it's only a game of chance. What if there isn't any disease in the family at all? What if there is but only one of the two cousins inherited or carries it? I could go on forever. Cousin marriages have the same risks as any other unrelated marriage, only the percentage is *slightly* higher. People often imagine them as creating some new deadly diseases which isn't true. I agree on your emotional relationship with them but that doesn't mean that they are physically siblings as well. What if those cousins aren't raised together would they still have the same feelings as you mentioned? On average first cousins only share 12.5% of their DNA, and trust me that's not a lot. We think we are very closely related to them but we aren't. Therefore the risk is only raised to 2-3%. That's probably the same as me choosing to drink a glass of water or a glass of coke. Coke maybe unhealthier but what huge difference would it make compared to the glass of water.

[@EmergencyButtons]

Mohsin Bokhari the problem is when 1st cousin marriage is accepted, encouraged and then becomes the norm it happens over multiple generations, bringing the 12.5% to a much much much higher figure. These are more than 1st cousins who are marrying. These are individuals that were also parented by cousins. And often they are double cousins, sharing all the same grandparents and genetically equivalent to half siblings. Sibling, double cousin and first cousin incest will rarely be a problem in the first few generations. It’s true, they will se only slightly more obvious genetic effects from this. But after several generations, as in many Muslim and Arab communities that have done this for 100’s of years, you will get devastating effects. It’s so sad that all the suffering, disability and death of the innocent children resulting in these marriages are seen as acceptable consequences.

[@EmergencyButtons]

Mohsin Bokhari whenever you have marriage between family members it will create multiple familial relationships between individuals. For example if first cousins marry then their kids will be siblings but also second cousins to each other. Mathematically you can even add the 50% to the 12.5% and say they share 62.5% of their DNA now. So when the kids of those kids marry as first cousins they are really more than first cousins. They are also 3rd and fourth cousins, and the genetic relatedness is all additive when looking at the DNA. SO THESE “FIRST COUSIN MARRIAGES” WILL APPROACH THE EQUIVALENCE OF TWIN MARRIAGE AFTER SEVERAL GENERATIONS. PERHAPS EVEN WORSE THEN TWINCEST DEPENDING ON THE RECESSIVES IN THAT FAMILY. It’s the genetic equivalent of raising a family in a massive nuclear fallout.

[@mxhsvn_b7866]

@@EmergencyButtons that doesn't mean that the option is completely labelled as incest. Having a decent sugar is not entirely bad, however if I'm having at least a bag of sugar everyday, I'm bound to get a get serious problems such as diabetes, heart related issues etc. Similary, if cousins marry for 2-3 generations it's fine. But knowing that it could be potentially harmful in the future, one shouldn't continue to take place. It should be left as another option, not something encouraged or discouraged. I can't believe there are people out there labelling second and third cousin marriage as incest as well. As I mentioned, its about chances. There may not be any issues in the family at all then why discourage it if everyone including the two individuals are willing.

[@jacquelinelarsen1721]

Marrying for money should never be a reason to get married. Love should be the only reason.

[@stephenfawkingiii8779]

It's insane how many people aren't aware of this going on.

[@3366yerffej]

I have no problem with family members marrying each other. (Still gross to me) However I do have a problem with family members having kids together. ( Child deformities )

[@worshipthecreator9081]

I live in the UK a bus with disabled white children pass my house each morning. There parents are certainly not cousins. Explain the deformities/disabilitys.??

[@dianehooper3589]

100 % agree !

[@shehnaazkhanam4803]

@@worshipthecreator9081 exactly, most of my family has married their cousins and we don't have a single case of deformity, rather I have seen children belonging to parents from different parts of the country and they have disabilities.

[@NileshVerma-rd3jy]

Having kids after 40 also couse of desiblity if people have a genetic disease their kids would be probably disable but doesn't matter why only cousin marriage matter

[@brianmorgan2725]

marrying outside of the extended family would help to build more unity within a nation or region of the world, the more exogamous the people are, the stronger and more united the people within the tribe, nation or region become (at least in theory) many arranged marriages in the middle-ages with royals was between prince an princesses were arranged between two nations and kingdoms to try to solidify peace deals between nations and kingdoms. it was a symbolic gesture to show that "we are allies"

[@matusmotlo3854]

Honestly, I now understand why Arabs (Palestinians, Iraqis, Saudis...) generally don't identify with their nations... in Europe, within a country, and often even outside of it, everyone is mixed, everyone has roots outside of their region, which kind of dials down localpatriotism and similar sentiments. The only "nation" many Arabs have is their own tribe and the Arab world in general.

[@Mochimoon6359]

It’s literally sunna in islam to marry people outside of ur family, country.

[@sadifdg2930]

@@Mochimoon6359 it's not sunnah but you had choice toarry cousin or outside of family pls show some proof huzrat muhhammad also marry cousin and also marry outside of marriage

[@madmike1708]

I work in health and social care....ngl....I have seen a pattern I hated that I've noticed. Majority of our service users are usually Pakistani or middle eastern...majority from a Muslim household...and the parents are cousins.... I then looked into inbreeding...and if marrying cousins is a tradition...then that is honestly a generational ticking time bomb.

[@rajasingammuthusamy9964]

Legally, pre-medical blood test must be done for all those getting married.

[@collinblatchford]

Does that impact anything

[@endribardhyli1340]

How about don't do it. I mean there are plenty of fish in the sea. Why fish in the family pond

[@jinerrayoung278]

You sound dumb

[@AdaptaFilms]

As long as they are distant cousins. At least third cousins. But even when you marry your cousin, it doesn't mean the husband won't abuse the wife.

[@josephinebournes8212]

3rd cousins are way too close.

[@prosig556]

Marrying a cousin is disgusting

[@jacquelinelarsen1721]

I think it's disgusting to marry a cousin. Its creepy

[@b1battledroid144]

Alabama- finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary

[@amally22]

I don't care if other people marry their cousins I just personally don't feel comfortable if it were to happen within my own family. Because my cousins and I were raised as brothers and sisters. For me, or any one of us, to marry one another just seems incestuous to me. But I'm aware that other people have married their first cousin and are happy. It just varies person to person.

[@endribardhyli1340]

It is incest.

[@michaelmichael8314]

It's not about whether you're comfortable with it or not. Two first cousins who never met as children is equally as bad as you marrying your cousin who you were raised with. Its about the children's risk to recessive genetic disorders. It's not about how close you were to them growing up

[@Mindmatters101]

All the "benefits" of cousins mating do not outweigh the risks, in my opinion. Cousins marrying is not the issue it's the fact that they reproduce. There are huge economic, social and evolutionary risks.

[@maesams6212]

It' s BOTH!!! Just plain ridiculous!

[@EmpressKadesh]

Whoever said that testing shouldn't be mandatory is totally wrong. Those two people aren't the only people who will be affected. Their decision becomes a burden on everyone. Really incest should just be banned. Just make it stop.

[@Pintexx]

And we thought Alabama was weird

[@mr.eugene2166]

Lol

[@danielmolinar8669]

Why are we making fun of Alabama when Kentucky exists. Alabama at least got the Marshall Space Flight Center, which is cool

[@dr.shaileshkalsariya5761]

i absolutely believe that if we are aware about risks of consanguinity and inbreeding we should not follow that. and if other people are not aware about it thats our responsibility to create awareness around us... ya ofcourse you will find people who are not interested or against becouse of their backgrounds or following that religious books which keeps their thoughts limited and bound to it... there is so many other gls closer, well known and in some distant relations other than cousins to love and marry...

[@anngor740]

It is nasty! Down low 🤢 nasty

[@Koldness99]

backwards people will be backwards

[@lady_of_the_funk]

Nothing says lovin’ like marryin’ yer cuzn! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 [Just a Joke]

[@lorenasmith7135]

I have a general problem with the overall, with the idea of mindless, risky, reproductive decisions. These children who are born defective with down syndrome, fragile x, microcephaly are in fact victims of their parents irresponsible choices and its a crime against your own future children not to give hem the best chance. As disabled people, they may suffer pain of many surgeries, they may never be productive members of society, they experience social stigma, loneliness, alienation. Its a crime against society, they may burden the taxpayer who fund the educational system and the socialized medical system who does all this amniocentesis and abortions of the defective babies. As disabled adults, there is a burden to social welfare system to supply housing and food, clothing and adult care.

[@100001091057100001]

+Lorena Smith khazar ashkeNAZI royals

[@Iamlatha]

+Lorena Smith, "As disabled adults, they are a burden to social welfare system to supply housing and food, clothing and adult care." That was a ruthless comment. You seem to forget that all "disabled adults" are not products of consanguineous marriages. They can also be from the so called "normal families". All disabled adults don't live in penury as you imagine. I know many who have enough wealth to take care of themselves & others like them, wealth left by their parents or ancestors. Such a child can be born to anybody. There is no rule that it won't happen. So think twice before you make such mindless comments.

[@marcusanark2541]

All true.

[@Hasnotavb]

It's funny how people say cousin marriage is against nature, and gay marriages are consistent with nature.

[@Ddademon666]

Gay marriage is bad too

[@Ddademon666]

But at least it's not forced

[@ApyabaKyreymbaba]

I have read an article on cousin relationship genetics that state that the offspring of two cousins are just as regular as the offspring of any couple with as little as 4% of chances of deformities to happen. Hypocrisy at its finest!

[@lady_of_the_funk]

Both are nasty! I don’t condone either!

[@leedlbagginshield8492]

at least two men can’t produce offspring

[@rahulvats9086]

Thats why caste system was made in ancient india to find out family lineage and to avoid marriages in same lineage. Today as well in marriages in hindu caste of boy and girl must be different along with that cast of maternal mother and faternal mother must also be different then only marriagr can take place. Example Girl and his both parents are of cast A Boy and his both parents are of cast B Girls grandmother is of cast C (before her marriage) Boys grandmother is of cast D (before her marriage) Then all A, B, C, D castes must be different for a marriage to occur thus family lineage is preserved. Ancient indian science.

[@mayanksaini3521]

@@bigcheemo color haha haha haha boy to attract Western attention you add color angle in it

[@-.00__I__o8o__I__00.]

Shut up. .......

[@jatinrana7998]

@@bigcheemo colour ? most indian are brown skin so from where this color thing came from? 😂😂

[@ayushgupta4376]

It was not caste system, but Gotra system.

[@cristinewithnoh840]

@@jatinrana7998 not true in television they just show you the clips of South Indian north Indians are very pale that south Indians don't consider them as Indians and that's a bad thing

[@Golgafrinchamdent]

35:40 That's a lie. Mohammad was NOT "against marriages within the family".

[@decunamus2]

Islam's prophet, Muhammad, married his first cousin, Zaynab. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_bint_Jahsh

[@nefisakhan3398]

decunamus2 He didn't marry his cousin. He married out of his family. He was not against cousin marriage though. Marry your cousin and have special babies...Don't try and defend your actions to us. We cant help you, if you believe in it, so...why are you in the comment section. 🤔😒

[@nyet8654]

@@princevaldym7606 another fun fact: Mohammad married Ayesha at 6 and comsummated at 9

[@tawheedmohammed4286]

@@nyet8654 she was 20

[@baazal]

@Essa Adeel dolls were not used by children in those days. Adult women used them as a message they were available for marriage and having children.

[@maesams6212]

These people are ignorant, plain and simple! This is just selfish! YUCK!!!!

[@oliviatracy5285]

Thank you for sharing this with the world!! 🙏 I come from a small town where this is becoming a problem! I would love to share more information to them. If anyone has any legitimate research that you can show it would be so greatly appreciated!!!

[@KryptonianPictures]

Hey Olivia, I'm working on a documentary about cousin marriages. I'd love to chat with you more in a much less public space about it!

[@Sadin15]

Diverse gene pool everyone! I come from a culture where intermarriages are very common but I am all for genetic diversity in the family... all the way!

[@tiffanyloh880]

Femi said parts of South East Asia, (when she pointed to South Asia with her curser) she said wrong, that area is South Asia not South East Asia.

[@__Man__]

Yes also in South East Asia, especially in some parts of Indonesia, it still happen and they married underage

[@samirasalihovic5403]

This is a sick people

[@ripondas3677]

People arenot seek Islam is seek😝😝🤣🤣

[@defencebangladesh4068]

@@ripondas3677 really? then why the south indian Hindus marry their cousins? Or Bhuddhist in Myanmar and Sri lanka? it's a cultural thing dude.

[@FutureRR17]

@@defencebangladesh4068 any proof like this video?

[@bojotanasic9341]

All we nead is cousin homosexuals thats what we miss

[@aponbiswas4669]

@@ripondas3677 I Am Newly Married With My Cousin Sister..💞 We Are Satisfied In Our Bridal Life...👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 IT'S OKAY!❤️

[@rogerhollywood7549]

Cousin marriages is disgusting....

[@jkr2507]

Marrying relatives is disgusting and unhealthy.

[@T-Waldo]

enjoy the two headed, six fingered off spring :)

[@paradisecrescent2]

But even if both parties are not genetically related but their families practiced consanguinity might they still not be carriers of autosommal recessive genes that heighten the risk of birthing children with disorders or are carriers as well?

[@adityaindia93]

That story of the first man.... wow. That really makes me feel sad. I'm glad this is out of the way. Interesting talk too!

[@smiah2009]

Those who marries cousins are sacraficing their true love ..infact its sick the reasons most does this is purely greed and to keep wealth intact in the family & to keep strong relationship bond & also most cases for foreign countries visa settlement...etc couples are emotionally blackmailed & forces by close family members ...it should be banned....yaaakkk.

[@agzmedia1347]

30 seconds in and I can already see where the bias lays: "It's taboo in some countries and the norm in many cultures". Is this not taboo in many countries? I'll wait....

[@priyanshuchowdhury2657]

Call me Islamophobic, But this thing " inbreeding" is just sick.

[@alexfrost1724]

It’s not about just Islam, be careful with your wording

[@yourewrongabouteverything]

@@alexfrost1724 youre right, islam is the only major religion with inbreeding closely involved. Is that better?

[@alexfrost1724]

@@yourewrongabouteverything yeah just meant it’s not solely Islamic people who do it

[@eunjungbong5856]

Though statistically majority of these marriages are Islamic, it’s not just Islam that follows, the next largest population is Hindus and Buddhist. It’s is a problem due to heavily restrictive and controlling cultures.

[@Fundamental_Islam.]

But Brahma r aping his daughter is fine?

[@viharamonastry]

I acknowledge the incest part in the initial evolutionary period. But most of the bad genetic mutations(offsprings) were pruned by natural selectivity. The mortality rate of those people were very low. Do you prefer marrying cousins, cross breeding, producing 10 incest children among 90 healthy children. The wider genetic variation, better the generalization is,hence less chances of anomalies. I doubt, you understand anything of genetics.

[@hoosierhiver]

I hate when reporters misuse "literally", you can't "quite literally hold a thought."

[@EmpressKadesh]

This makes me think off all the times I've encountered women obsessed with the idea of the men of their race/nationality being stolen by women of another race/nationality. And having thought more about that while typing... I have actually feared dating outside of my race because men of my race see me as property of my race and might kill the man I am with to punish me for dating outside of my race. I don't get people.

[@silentlymindful6534]

Cousins are definitely not the same as a sister or brother, so there's nothing illegal or immoral about marrying a cousin. The only issue with it is the danger of genetic disorders appearing in their children. So it's better to be on the safe side and not marry a cousin. The risk is even greater if the family has 'generations and generations' of cousin marriages in their genealogy. In breeding depression will have happened and so there will definitely be more recessive genes lurking.

[@XxsoulrockaxX]

Silently Mindful can I ask how come there is danger of genetic disorders if it's not illegal or immoral about it?

[@marinaabbasi7189]

Silently Mindful My parents are first cousins and I can assure you that it is not a good practice and should be stopped in this day and age!

[@emmae9924]

Silently Mindful lol so you want to marry someone who is that closely related to you. Lol.

[@Iamlatha]

+EE You need not lol too much. You are obviously talking about a subject you do not know anything about.

[@LeLe-ev2vk]

Silently Mindful umm idk about you but my cousins are like brothers and sisters to me too close for comfort our children would be our children, and our little cousins at the same time. That is weird. I go to visit my uncle and aunt who is my husbands uncle and aunt and to call our grandma and grandpa the same idc what you say there is no rationalizing this in the world we live in today 2017.

[@katrynamcintyre5687]

Mar 15, 2022: This is a terribly heartbreaking story for me, since my family indirectly caused the death of my first boyfriend and 2nd cousin. (Long story....) Marine Sgt Manuel R. Martinez, 23, was killed when he rolled his 240Z on Aug 22, 1975 shortly after completing his tour. (He spent the last year in Okinawa where he had placed the initial order. Later, he flew to California from Albuquerque for the delivery.) He was the sweetest guy and we loved each other. The 'death' car....still hate it! John 3:16-17

[@DerKommissar86]

Why would you date your 2nd cousin? 🤮

[@laylakaaay3262]

Many people don’t married with cousins but still children get affected y is that so??

[@shebbs1]

There is always a chance of genetic conditions showing up. It is reduced if you marry outside of your family. Genetic testing and counselling can reduce instances of children being affected as potential parents who undergo it may then choose not to have children. Just because non-consanguinous marriages can produce affected children it does not mean cousin marriages are safer: the risk is demonstrably higher in communities where cousin marriages occur: the main population in the UK that practice cousin marriages is Pakistanis, 1.3%of the population, yet represent 30% of all affected children born in the UK. The link is clear, and scientific fact dies not care about cultural issues.

[@gotaigo]

I think mating further out of your immediate family decreases your chances of having a genetically defective child. Mother Nature probably made it this way to encourage diversity. Diversity usually gives the offspring the best chance to rid of any defective traits.

[@Native0123]

They were his siblings/cousins. This is sad. If a person is related , they are off limits.

[@definitelyme9056]

Correct your Thumbnail , hindu don't marry there cousins, Infact they love them like real brothers and sisters

[@NileshVerma-rd3jy]

South Indian hindu marry their cousins and maternal uncle

[@Fundamental_Islam.]

But r ape their daughters like brahma

[@gauravchauhan6343]

Irony is , you used indians as your thumbnail..😅lol everyone knows which religion do cousin marriages

[@Fundamental_Islam.]

Yeah hindu drum is into daughter r ape like Brahma

[@emmae9924]

Imagine cousins growing up, your brother and sister having children, and you are thinking which ones are going to marry. Barbaric. Stupid.

[@collinblatchford]

If incest is wrong is eugenics right? Want to hear what people think.

[@apriljoy1094]

My question is what it dues to the psychology with a family when people marry what is like their brother or sister. How do they then look at siblings. Where’s the safe place to protect your children if cousins are looking at them like potential partners? There are biological disadvantages to incest but I think there are also social and psychological ones.

[@Native0123]

Marrying your first cousin is dangerous for their children. It’s disgusting to marry a family member. I can’t imagine marrying my first cousin. I wouldn’t marry an any level of cousin. If they are related, they are off limits.

[@wulankartikamanuaba]

True but that is the tradition and the question is should we change and forget the tradition to be in the better world? Or should we maintain it?

[@maesams6212]

Yes we should end tradition IF it affects the lives of others, and it does!!! Children, then adults should not have to suffer bcus of this selfishness and ignorance. This is serious people!!!

[@fencyelena]

if you marry your first cousin, it's dangerous. When you marry your third cousins. THEN THE RISKS WILL decrease.

[@summerbrightbright4602]

Marring your Own Cousin is in very bad test and it’s very shameful but also very bad luck sorry But this kind of practice is forbidden and for the right reasons my personal opinion is that they are plenty of man in the world not just my cousin Brothers I don’t even fancy them later on marry them...wow

[@Itsallgoodtogo]

The diffrence between believeing and understanding ... Yeah look it up.

[@thelaw3536]

There is no problem with inter family marragies logically as long as they are well tested or take preventive measures to prevent having children. Otherwise it is a normal romantic relationship it is just some countries have this ingrained as "wrong".

[@sadmansakib6043]

then why dont you just marry your mother? Tf man? The act itself is utterly disgusting

[@BRKS627]

look at the royal family in england they marry cousin the queen husband is her second cousin.

[@NileshVerma-rd3jy]

Egyptian pharaoh marry their sister

[@Clyde200k]

Why does the Chinese guy have an African accent?

[@lorenasmith7135]

+Clyde200k "The Chinese guy" is not Chinese, he is from Bangladesh

[@karlnapp2740]

+Clyde200k First, he's from Vietnam. Second, he's speaking English with a French accent, probably because he studied in France (Vietnam was a French colony).

[@XxsoulrockaxX]

Clyde200k I know right !!!! Lmao you took the words right out my mouth!!!!! I was wondering if anyone else had noticed lol

[@cgoode4471]

Maybe he grew up in Africa?

[@LeLe-ev2vk]

Clyde200k maybe because Chinese people have populated parts of Africa as well google it to learn more information.

[@brianmorgan2725]

how did it become taboo in western culture and essentially when did it become taboo. it never used to be taboo and the bible never condemned it. my guess as to one of the reasons is the population size and the density of our population makes it seem pointless and backwards. it might even seem to imply anti-social, isolationistic, classism, tribalism, etc attitudes unconsciously. i'm not saying that the unconscious attitude is true or not but it could be a big reason in a western society.

[@marcusanark2541]

It doesn't matter if it's taboo or not, it's damaging to children's health increasing diseases and disabilities.

[@apriljoy1094]

Incest among cousins was already abhorred and limited in Roman times, pre-Christianity and the church inherited that. The church actually regulated and relaxed that

[@elenaway3903]

Theres so many people in world why ewwww

[@kingrulesalways]

Are you for real

[@rehnafayaz4984]

My cousin son in law is her half cousin through her mother and full cousin through her father

[@nathanlovik1753]

Rehna Fayaz Thats not something you admit in public to strangers. Have some self respect!

[@cristinewithnoh840]

@Francois Delacroix can you plz stop bringing religion into it royal families has the highest but no one says anything to them if they do they will be killed lol 😂

[@ChickenChowMein77]

I wouldn't marry any of my cousins (1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th) and I come from a very big family but if others want to do it, that's their business. Just as I am in favor of if a man wants to marry a man or woman wants to marry a woman or if someone wants to change their gender/sexual identity or if people want to crossdress. Consenting adults should be left to make their own decisions about these personal matters. And I find the argument that democracy is more prevalent in societies that don't allow or encourage marriage between cousins a specious and dubious one. Also, there are medical and sociological research papers (in peer reviewed scientific journals) that push back against the centuries old claims that cousins marrying each other leads to physical and mental disabilities/illnesses in their offspring. Many that push the theory that cousins marrying leads to illnesses/diseases in their offspring lean too heavy on correlation equals causation, far too often cherry pick their findings and only count the hits (that support their biases/already held positions) and not the misses (that don't). Much of the taboo surrounding cousin marriages comes from the mid/2nd half of the 19th century (particularly in the United States) when it became synonymous with poverty, backwardness, people who lived in rural areas and primitivism (associated with the influx of immigrants from Europe particularly southern Europe who were looked down upon); and there was a large movement in the states after the Civil War for greater government involvement in a variety of areas like education, health and safety. It is interesting that at this same time in England marriage between cousins was not outlawed (as it was/is in the states) because it's associated with the aristocracy/landed gentry and upper middle class, whose values & practices were/are seen as above reproach and the ultimate expression of civilization.

[@jacktran7024]

that couple is cookooo

[@Sh4h01]

To all the people saying cousin marriages are a burden on the NHS in UK isn't the amount of patience with Stds a burden on your NHS

[@shebbs1]

STD's exist in those consanguinous populations too. Infidelity isn't stopped by this form of marriage.

[@maesams6212]

The subject is NOT STD's

[@apriljoy1094]

Yes. But that is why we try to prevent STDs. Government and the NHS should seek to prevent things and behaviours which damage people and society.

[@IskanderYari]

Incest Marrying cousin Should be legal world wide

[@winstonsmith-ministryoftru1609]

This really clicks with our friends in Southern USA.

[@wulliewallace4732]

surely it must raise a few questions regarding mohammeds supposed link to our creator. Why would our God give advice that we now KNOW to be wrong ?

[@praveenbhanot8712]

Hence the defensive build up to make it sound palatable. WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE.

[@reardelt]

Educate people about the dangers. If they still want to marry their cousin, then let them. We cannot force them not to marry their own cousin especially when both guy and girl want it.

[@sweetrosay9087]

Omg this is sick

[@mxhsvn_b7866]

The fact basically is that marrying your cousins over multiple generations is the bad part. If you marry a cousin once and there is no hereditary disease in either of your DNA then how on earth would your child have any issue?

[@voutoo7899]

Genetic is complex dear

[@ardinsalim9048]

tradition vs taboo?? it should be tradition vs science

[@rehnafayaz4984]

My neighbour married her stepdaughter to her brother

[@CrystalProductionz]

I didn't know that they have an Alabama in the Middle East

[@HappyLilJimmy]

There’s really nothing wrong with marrying a cousin , eg 3rd cousin or more distant . The problem only comes with the cousins are too close eg 1st cousins.

[@belllarosa]

NO!! Just noooooooo!😤😷😷😫

[@hoosierhiver]

Genesis 19:31

[@niamtxiv]

who cares, worry about yourself and stop worrying about other cultures and people.

[@paaiknungpee]

It’s an abomination.

[@TheDisciple79]

i dont see how this is incestuous, i have never seen my cousins. if i were to marry one then how is that any different from another marriage? even if u lived close by, people marry people they have known since childhood, so what? you're not siblings. having said that i wouldnt marry a cousin out of biological reasons, last thing i want is a hereditary disease in the family.

[@marcusanark2541]

Reasonable enough.

[@kurtilein3]

the genetic problems and weaknesses that arise from it are very real.

[@riyadh5100]

Pakistan 🇵🇰 Pakistani community, 95 %

[@rockysingh5563]

Allah ki maka bhosda I hate Islam

[@royalenfield3728]

@@rockysingh5563 😂

[@Fundamental_Islam.]

In india they fu ck their daughters like Brahma

[@Tiremont]

Michael used to have a better mic!!

[@avinashprabhu2811]

Marriage based on caste and money as reason leads to quantity in population and not in quality .

[@eunjungbong5856]

@vampanthi virus I’m sorry how does un matching gotta prevent inter family marriage? I’m thinking specifically of non matching birth dates.

[@ksbattleax]

IT's the law OF ABBA YAH

[@hassanalgack1]

We all coming and going...and I dare anyone who disagree with.

[@kweiti07]

inbreeding is not a lie but a legitimate problem with cousin marriage

[@deechicago25]

Fucking sick!

[@sanju61822]

I am from a culture where marriage between cousins are ok, we dont find anything weird about it, but we find you westerners sleeping around with anybody you can find, getting pregnant without getting married and doing all those bad things to the kid, completely utter disgusting....but do we talk about them in a show?? NO...So Why are you people so effing nosy???

[@dr.drakeramoray4933]

Lol if you think people in south Asia don't do "bad" things to kids, you're utterly delusional.

[@E101ification]

Why are we so nosy? Oh, i don't know, maybe because your culture is producing multitudes of inbred, violent zealots with low IQ's who hijack planes and fly them into our buildings? That might have something to do with it.

[@irishl3403]

Lmao my parents are first cousins

[@Anthony-uf8pv]

Ewwww

[@anika3398]

That's disgusting

[@irishl3403]

Anika thanks lmao

[@irishl3403]

Yashvardhan Poddar im not neither any of my siblings.

[@Fundamental_Islam.]

That’s ok. Now you should avoid and not let your kids marry within family. It only becomes a problem when it’s done generation after generation

[@michellebell9931]

Nope. Blood Relationships are just that Blood. I don't do Incest.

[@summerbrightbright4602]

Incest marriages are an abuse and it’s not only to taboo is actually disgusting I wouldn’t marry my cousin even if my life depended on him seriously that’s one culture again it’s in very bad taste.....

[@ksbattleax]

SHALOM IT'S THE PERFECT LAW OF ABBA YAH THE CREATOR

[@-.00__I__o8o__I__00.]

The guests and host just blather on -not professional

[@snowman8329]

Cousin marriages were quite common in the US up until the mid twentieth century. This is nothing new. For some cousins and/or consanguineous couples, perhaps it should be discouraged. The reason why consanguineous marriage is strongly discouraged or stigmatized presently, is because many public interests groups are placing value judgments between consanguineous relationships and same-sex relationships. Many people in western countries seem to support the rights of same-sex couples, however, when the topic of consanguineous couples comes up, ironically, it's not uncommon for Marriage Equality supporters to ridicule people who may practice and/or may be in support of consanguineous marriage between consenting people. Often, they use a lot of of myths, misconceptions, and express personal disgust to oppose it. This is the 21rst century! If a consanguineous couple has concerns should they consider having children, there are medical professionals available to determine the safety. If consenting adults want to live together, marry and start a family together, it should be a a civil matter and not a criminal matter.

[@LeLe-ev2vk]

Darrell Kramer IT SHOULD BE CRIMINAL! ITS9 BILLION PEOPLE ON EARTH IT'S COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY UNNECESSARY TO MARRY YOUR OWN COUSIN WTH!!!

[@revampted]

Can someone explain to me why Japan is obsessed with Sibling Marriages. even their cartoons are just wack.

[@crazyjoedevola8648]

One of the many, many drawbacks of following the Sunnah

[@aryanharsh9939]

@@am4nrb264 it's everything to do with islam.

[@ksbattleax]

IT'S IN YOUR BIBLE PERIOD , COUSIN MARRIAGES

[@maesams6212]

We're not living in Biblical times. The world is now well populated!!

[@nomaanmehdinambardar2465]

In Britain mairrage between two mens Normal and BTW cousins taboo

[@NileshVerma-rd3jy]

It's a western logic 😂😂😂

[@bahartiaredogs3813]

why u r raising question