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[–] Klear@quokk.au 211 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Incest is fucking relative!

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 53 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Pun aside, on a socio-cultural and legal level yes it is relative, it all depends how far separated you are on the cousin tree and what is legally and culturally acceptable. Like in many Middle Eastern countries first cousin marriages is straight up normal and not considered incest.

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's legal in a lot of states in the US

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

so is child marriage in most states

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Capitalism is legal in all states and territories.

[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 26 points 3 months ago

Fucked up if true

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Sure but culturally it is a lot less normalized than in the Middle East.

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They may not consider it incest, but it sure the fuck is.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is it? What makes it incest and at what distance does sex with a relative is no longer considered incest?

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not prepared to state that, but when your tree looks like a small diamond, that's an issue.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Emirates even have to put bling in their genealogy? Where does it end?!

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Sure on a biological level

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago

It's a game the whole family can play