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[–] Klear@quokk.au 201 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Incest is fucking relative!

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks 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 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

so is child marriage in most states

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Capitalism is legal in all states and territories.

[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 25 points 2 weeks ago

Fucked up if true

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

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

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

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

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 3 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

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

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sure on a biological level

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's a game the whole family can play