23% and it’s *first* cousins? This is a recipe for a very murky gene pool.
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Well now we know where all those rare birth defects I see all the time in case reports come from
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Kerala is surrounded by 🫠🙃
funkmon on
Now show me Shelbyville
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i never thought this was the case in india
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Both India and Pakistan must enact nationwide ban on cousin marriages up to between third cousins.
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Bunkin’ cousins
Emergency_Marketing7 on
It’s caste unity south and caste hatred in north if you see this 🤡
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How can a country known for its expertise in math and science find cousin marriage reasonable?
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Us Northies are not the backwards for once
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“15-year old women” 🤢
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Sweet Home Andhra Pradesh
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So many different types of bhenchod
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Cousin marriage is so cringe
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Going to expand on reasons behind the data:
Cousin marrying was historically done due to issues with the caste system (you had to marry via arranged marriage within your own caste, you often had to marry within similar micro-cultures of your own caste, it was considered more safe to marry someone related, etc.). It was considered fine to marry a cousin if the parents were of opposite genders (brother sister). The caste system in general was full of issues.
I also would reason to guess that a large majority of the cousin marriages here are on the older side. In recent years the practice has been mostly halted as India has finally undergone some small amounts of development. India is a third world country and has been extremely underdeveloped for the entirety of its existence, ever since its separation from Britain in 1947, which was only 77 years ago. The current **average** salary of an Indian is 4,615 USD per year, meaning many of them make significantly less than that. Britain screwed over India (and Pakistan) in a number of ways, discussion of which would take far too long to get into.
Speaking of Pakistan (which is not shown here of course) – they have the worlds highest rate of cousin marriage. According to the very first source when googling: “Approximately 50-65% of marriages in Pakistan are between cousins, making it one of the highest rates of cousin marriage globally; with many studies indicating that a majority of these marriages are between first cousins.”
96.3% of Pakistan is Muslim and 14.2% of India is Muslim, though the practice has also been seen pretty commonly among Hindus as well. I am sure religion has something to do with all of this but I won’t get into that here either.
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My ex-girlfriend (we were together for three years) was from South India, and her family is forcing her to marry her cousin under the guise of “tradition.” In their culture, they can only marry someone chosen by the family. In the southern region, there is often a situation where marriages are arranged or forced. The person they marry must be of equal standing (in terms of wealth and status). Because of this, we had made plans to get married, but things didn’t work out, and unfortunately, during this period, my girlfriend cheated on me, leading to our breakup. She will most likely marry someone her family has chosen for her.
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George Michael: I like the way they think
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Biology is such a materialistic and foreign concept…
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23% and it’s *first* cousins? This is a recipe for a very murky gene pool.
Well now we know where all those rare birth defects I see all the time in case reports come from
Kerala is surrounded by 🫠🙃
Now show me Shelbyville
i never thought this was the case in india
Both India and Pakistan must enact nationwide ban on cousin marriages up to between third cousins.
Bunkin’ cousins
It’s caste unity south and caste hatred in north if you see this 🤡
How can a country known for its expertise in math and science find cousin marriage reasonable?
Us Northies are not the backwards for once
“15-year old women” 🤢
Sweet Home Andhra Pradesh
So many different types of bhenchod
Cousin marriage is so cringe
Going to expand on reasons behind the data:
Cousin marrying was historically done due to issues with the caste system (you had to marry via arranged marriage within your own caste, you often had to marry within similar micro-cultures of your own caste, it was considered more safe to marry someone related, etc.). It was considered fine to marry a cousin if the parents were of opposite genders (brother sister). The caste system in general was full of issues.
I also would reason to guess that a large majority of the cousin marriages here are on the older side. In recent years the practice has been mostly halted as India has finally undergone some small amounts of development. India is a third world country and has been extremely underdeveloped for the entirety of its existence, ever since its separation from Britain in 1947, which was only 77 years ago. The current **average** salary of an Indian is 4,615 USD per year, meaning many of them make significantly less than that. Britain screwed over India (and Pakistan) in a number of ways, discussion of which would take far too long to get into.
Speaking of Pakistan (which is not shown here of course) – they have the worlds highest rate of cousin marriage. According to the very first source when googling: “Approximately 50-65% of marriages in Pakistan are between cousins, making it one of the highest rates of cousin marriage globally; with many studies indicating that a majority of these marriages are between first cousins.”
96.3% of Pakistan is Muslim and 14.2% of India is Muslim, though the practice has also been seen pretty commonly among Hindus as well. I am sure religion has something to do with all of this but I won’t get into that here either.
My ex-girlfriend (we were together for three years) was from South India, and her family is forcing her to marry her cousin under the guise of “tradition.” In their culture, they can only marry someone chosen by the family. In the southern region, there is often a situation where marriages are arranged or forced. The person they marry must be of equal standing (in terms of wealth and status). Because of this, we had made plans to get married, but things didn’t work out, and unfortunately, during this period, my girlfriend cheated on me, leading to our breakup. She will most likely marry someone her family has chosen for her.
George Michael: I like the way they think
Biology is such a materialistic and foreign concept…