Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoBill to make marrying your first cousin illegal in Tennessee passes but not without a fightwww.wsmv.comexternal-linkmessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down19cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1450arrow-down1external-linkBill to make marrying your first cousin illegal in Tennessee passes but not without a fightwww.wsmv.comWilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square134fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareRedditWanderer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down3·10 months agoWhat’s your point? We’re literally saying it makws no sense that this ban would get pushback. The fact so many other states allow it just makes the point. Americans are weird when it comes to cousins…
minus-squareNoIWontPickAName@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down23·10 months agoWhy does it matter who’s fucking who? Aren’t we in the middle of a big ass motherfucking fight for people to be able to be with who they want to be with, minus adults and children?
minus-squareFrozengyro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down4·10 months agoTo prevent abuse, and to limit the chances of children being born with serious medical problems they will have to suffer with for the rest of their life.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down8·10 months agoRisk of genetic defects from cousins is very small, on par with a woman giving birth over age 30. And “to prevent abuse”? We already have lots of laws to address that. Stop telling people who they’re allowed to sleep with.
minus-squarejpreston2005@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·10 months agodude, stop trying to fuck your cousin. it’s not cool.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down7·10 months agoAnd it’s not your business, or the government’s business. Besides, not my fault you got uggo cousins
minus-squareyuriy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agothe troll to cousinfucker pipeline really goes hard these days, huh?
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoWho cares? Get government out of the bedroom.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down19·10 months agoThe point is to call out stereotypes.
minus-squareNoIWontPickAName@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down4·10 months agoWhen the fuck did we start being pro stereotype? This is another big fight that I remember us being in the middle of right now.
minus-squareMalek061@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoI’m from Alabama. This shit happens.
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down7·10 months agoExcept it’s actually illegal and all of those places, and has been for a long time.
minus-squareRanvier@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down3·edit-210 months agoNo it’s legal in those places they listed, the down voted person is right about that part. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_law_in_the_United_States Convenient map here if you’re curious where it is and isn’t legal. Not saying I agree with their attitude though.
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What’s your point?
We’re literally saying it makws no sense that this ban would get pushback. The fact so many other states allow it just makes the point.
Americans are weird when it comes to cousins…
Why does it matter who’s fucking who?
Aren’t we in the middle of a big ass motherfucking fight for people to be able to be with who they want to be with, minus adults and children?
To prevent abuse, and to limit the chances of children being born with serious medical problems they will have to suffer with for the rest of their life.
Risk of genetic defects from cousins is very small, on par with a woman giving birth over age 30.
And “to prevent abuse”? We already have lots of laws to address that.
Stop telling people who they’re allowed to sleep with.
dude, stop trying to fuck your cousin. it’s not cool.
And it’s not your business, or the government’s business.
Besides, not my fault you got uggo cousins
the troll to cousinfucker pipeline really goes hard these days, huh?
Who cares? Get government out of the bedroom.
Inbreeding
The point is to call out stereotypes.
When the fuck did we start being pro stereotype?
This is another big fight that I remember us being in the middle of right now.
I’m from Alabama. This shit happens.
Except it’s actually illegal and all of those places, and has been for a long time.
No it’s legal in those places they listed, the down voted person is right about that part.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_law_in_the_United_States
Convenient map here if you’re curious where it is and isn’t legal.
Not saying I agree with their attitude though.