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Is a relationship between cousins considered incest?
In my culture, cousins can get married, they are not like siblings, and they are not close like siblings, my grandparents are cousins, i said that to someone on the internet, and they said that it's disgusting, i don't really understand, it's okay for one billion and half of the world population, but not for the rest it's not, I think it's a relative concept among people; cousins are viewed differently due to cultural differences, so you shouldn't think it's disgusting, I believe . I mean you see your cousin as your brother but i don't even remember my cousins names , i meet them at weddings , they have a sick mindset so i don't like them,but if someone from my culture saw his cousin this way , it's not wrong
8 billions mfs in the world and you choose your own cousin... okay. Idc if it's legal or even if the whole world accepts it, my moral compass thinks it's disgusting. ️️ 1 reply
Damn, this Malak dude is literally in every reply.
Bro is trying way too hard to defend incest.
Like, dude, grow up. No matter how you try to justify it, incest raises serious ethical concerns, and there are also biological risks involved.
You don't have to write essays defending it. It's still wrong. reply
To tell you the truth it's genuinely disgusting, cause they're practicing inbreeding. But probably you don't see it that way, as it's normalized in your culture and environment. It's genuinely bad to marry your cousin or any family or relative you have in biological sense, research it. 1 reply
I watched a couple in a documentary series before and they’re first cousins, all their 10 children has mental disabilities.
Personally, I find it disgusting to marry your own cousin even if it’s legal or part of your culture. Also I just found out that in my country, marrying your cousin is legal 1 reply
Being morally wrong is one thing, incest fucks with your genetics. I was born and raised Muslim too. I'm not a Muslim anymore but I know how you might think that it's okay. But honey, nature doesn't give a single fuck about your culture. Incest is wrong on every single level. My own relatives on my mother's side have done so much incest that they a...... 2 reply
When people related by blood have romantic relationship, it’s called incest. Did the definition of incest change? I don’t think so. No matter how distant relatives they are,it's incest. Many siblings have very long distance relationship in the world. They might not grow up together or have any sibling kind of relationship. By your logic,because...... reply
Marry whomever you want! If it is legal to be married then go for it if that is what you want. Marrying a blood related person could result in disabilities etc. from passing down gene mutations etc. so be wary of your choices.
Classing marrying a cousin disgusting is an opinion. So if 2 people can legally marry then it is what it is...disgust...... 1 reply
Marrying your cousins does come under incest, because you're still getting married to someone who, at one point, has the same grandparents as you (like, great-great-great grandparents type shit). It is, however, frowned upon in several different cultures, even if it's considered socially allowed, because the children often develop several different...... reply
[This is my answer to a very similar question in the past, I copied it because I was tired, feel free to read it if you want.]
Incest almost always contains power dynamics, dependency, authority, and emotional conditioning that ordinary romantic relationships don't. A parent, for example, has authority over their child for years, and that history...... reply
In my culture it's the same, but marrying first and second cousins is looked down upon and prohibited due to a much greater risk of the child having disabilities. It's usually 3rd + cousins because it's not considered inbreeding by genetic or medical standards and has a similar risk of genetic birth defects as people who are unrelated reply
