Poor Kezzi T didn't need to have you lot ruining her wedding. All she asked was whether she should invite her mother. Lay off the sermonizing!
2006-11-11 10:26:53 · 14 answers · asked by Older&Wiser 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I think it's a particular American prejudice. People in the UK sometimes marry their cousins. It has never been seen as a problem here.
Personally I was surprised to see the furore among the American contingent!
Here's a link to an American article which confirms that there are no real genetic grounds for forbidding cousins to marry.
2006-11-11 11:25:43 · answer #1 · answered by mcfifi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you are asking a serious question (and I doubt you are), it has nothing to do with love or lack of love, or whether or not it's sick because you are related.... it has all to do with geneology. When you are first or second cousins, you're drinking from the same gene pool.... when these genes are duplicated in an unborn child, this can cause birth defects.... bad birth defects.
I know way back in the days when there were less humans around and our gene pool wasn't quite as shallow, cousins would wed, because it wasn't an issue back then. I think it's once you get to third cousins or greater, there is less probability for birth defects in children, so it is okay. I think that it's soley based upon the possible outcome of children born to the kissing cousins.
I would never marry any of my cousins..... my mom's adopted, so I'm not even biologically related to these folks.... but they are still my cousins and I was taught that is a SICK, FREAKISH thing to do.
Sorry that Momma ruined the wedding. They can marry and adopt still if they want....
2006-11-11 18:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by Summer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do I take it that in the usa it is not legal for cousins to marry? That seems to be the message from all the "that's sick", birth defects bla bla bla brigade!"
In the United Kingdom it is perfectly legal to marry lst cousins and there are no two headed banjo players walking the streets here!
2006-11-11 19:06:06 · answer #3 · answered by Raymo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's just socially unaccepted. Like gay marriage. Society is prejudiced against all "weird" customs like marrying a relative or marrying a person of the same sex, etc.
2006-11-11 18:41:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
In England it's legal to marry cousins,whether you think it's right or wrong you can't help who you fall in love with,and if they are happy who are we to sermonise on what should be a happy union
2006-11-11 18:43:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
People are prejudiced against marrying cousins because the blood-line is so close. It's incestuous, and last time I checked incest was illegial in the U.S. (too many genetic problems).
2006-11-11 18:31:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
it's wrong and sick, if they have children they can be deformed, is that what you want. you can love your family with out having sex with your family!! me and my cousin are very close and we have a great cousin relationship not boyfriend /girlfriend. what kind of answers did she think she was going to get. if she was so offended she should of never asked!!
2006-11-11 18:36:27 · answer #7 · answered by parrotsarenoisy 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because alot of people are un-educated idiots
2006-11-11 18:34:52 · answer #8 · answered by Thankyou4givengmeaheadache 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you marry your cousin and then have sex it can cause some really strange birth defects. Plus it is awkward and can create really nasty family tensions.
2006-11-11 18:30:18 · answer #9 · answered by Rat 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
lol.. keepin it in the family eh!!
if she aint good enough for her own kin she aint good enough for ours..lol...Ahhh yes inbreeders.. god bless em. we need them as a source of entertainment.
2006-11-11 19:07:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋