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Ok, take it the other way. You want to marry someone? Make sure the government approves for your safety. Want to make dinner? First you have to send the recip

Ok, take it the other way. You want to marry someone? Make sure the government approves for your safety. Want to make dinner? First you have to send the recipe to your local overseer with proof of your safe cooking credentials or you will have to pay heafty fines for noncompliance. Want to make love, read a book, speak your mind, make a contract with someone, work the job you want? Sorry, you can't decide that yourself, first the politburo must approve it. Sounds great!

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hdgvhicv 2mo ago
While children are often married off to old men in the US and Afghanistan in more civilised countries the state tend to intervene.
- bentley 2mo ago
  > children are often married off to old men in the US How often are children married off to old men in the US?
  - hdgvhicv 2mo ago
    More than zero. How often is it acceptable for a 12 year old girl to be married off to an adult?
    - bentley 2mo ago
      > More than zero. I’m not convinced it is more than zero. Do you know of a single case in the 21st century of a 12‐year‐old marrying an adult in the United States? After all, you rhetorically mentioned America in the same breath as Afghanistan, where 15% of women were married below the age of 15. (page 11: https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/media/2711/file/afg-report-Child%20Marriage%20in%20Afghanistan.pdf.pdf https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/media/2711/file/afg-repor...)
      - hdgvhicv 2mo ago
        apps.frontline.org/child-marriage-by-the-numbers/ Oh well done. America only allows men to marry half a dozen 12 year olds in the 21st century. It’s better than Afghanistan. Have a medal.
Tangurena2 2mo ago
> You want to marry someone? Make sure the government approves for your safety. Historically, many states in the US required blood tests of both partners prior to marriage. Mostly it was a test for syphilis, which was the main reason that 16th ^ 17th Century people used tons of makeup. Do not google what that disease looks like in the tertiary stage if you want to sleep at night. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premarital_medical_examination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premarital_medical_examination

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hdgvhicv 2mo ago

While children are often married off to old men in the US and Afghanistan in more civilised countries the state tend to intervene.

bentley 2mo ago
> children are often married off to old men in the US How often are children married off to old men in the US?
- hdgvhicv 2mo ago
  More than zero. How often is it acceptable for a 12 year old girl to be married off to an adult?
  - bentley 2mo ago
    > More than zero. I’m not convinced it is more than zero. Do you know of a single case in the 21st century of a 12‐year‐old marrying an adult in the United States? After all, you rhetorically mentioned America in the same breath as Afghanistan, where 15% of women were married below the age of 15. (page 11: https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/media/2711/file/afg-report-Child%20Marriage%20in%20Afghanistan.pdf.pdf https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/media/2711/file/afg-repor...)
    - hdgvhicv 2mo ago
      apps.frontline.org/child-marriage-by-the-numbers/ Oh well done. America only allows men to marry half a dozen 12 year olds in the 21st century. It’s better than Afghanistan. Have a medal.

Tangurena2 2mo ago

> You want to marry someone? Make sure the government approves for your safety. Historically, many states in the US required blood tests of both partners prior to marriage. Mostly it was a test for syphilis, which was the main reason that 16th ^ 17th Century people used tons of makeup. Do not google what that disease looks like in the tertiary stage if you want to sleep at night. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premarital_medical_examination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premarital_medical_examination