It could be worse, she could be an 8 year old Muslim forced to marry a 45 year old man.
15 years old should have been in 9th grade and here in the inner city already a mama for some dude and on welfare or the waiting list for her second abortion. Whats the matter? Are those people slow or something?
Probable ages of Mary and Joseph at the time of their wedding.
One of the many great contributions to mankind from the British Victorians was the concept of “childhood.”
Islam’s got a long way to go.
Wile I abhor the circumstances it doesn’t seem the groom appears any happier than the bride. BTW great photographs.
However --
I think much of the world's problem today come from busybodies who try to correct things like this:
Saddam Hussein is a bad man? Here, let us invade your country and then engage in Nation Building. Trust us: we can fix you.
Mohmar Ghadafy is a bad man? Here, let us help you overthrow him and leave you to yourselves.Trust us: you'll be better off.
You like Western Civilization? Shakespeare? Beethoven? Well, that stuff is crap. We'll force Maya Angelou, Snoop Dogg and Andrea Dworkin down your throats. Trust us: Diversity will give you better culture.
Hey, in Muslim countries they do a lot of stupid stuff. But I don't want to fix them. It's not my place. And a lot of these "improvements" from other cultures turn out to be a big problem.
Not our business, too many buttinskis in this world, and the US has 90% of them.
They have several facial similarities. I wonder if they’re related?
15 years old and in the 6th grade? I can see why they get so many H-1B visas.
Before you get all exercised, in her book “Adios America” Ann “Bone Rollercoaster” Coulter claims the average Indian IQ is 80.
Sickening
Not dismissing patriarchy, but she’s not an abortion statistic — cultural values...
I hope their marriage is long and happy.
That was not uncommon in rural America or Europe 3 or more generations ago
My great grandma was 14 and married to 20 year old
My great great grandpa at 65 married 28 year old third wife after first two died in 1905....CSA combat vet......had 7 kids with her until he died at 84
Their last child just died two years ago at 90....and her daddy fought at Shiloh and Vicksburg and champions hill and bruinsburg....
We’re kinda stupid mixed up about sex and chastity and age of consent and maturity today
And that’s just a few of my kin
Even a 15 yr old marrying a 30 year old man is not a big deal.
and arranged marriages were common in India and in Africa. Up to recent times.
true, girls did not always like the guy (our mission in Africa always had a few girls working there because they fled an arranged marriage).But when the alternative is not eating, and if the guy treats you well, it worked.
nowcif she was 8 and the guy was 52, like MOHAMMED PBUH, then I would have a problem.
the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 guys once stated that one movie they all said no to riffing was “Child Bride”.
They managed to write the entire article without once saying ‘Muslim’.
Wow. They do look so sad.
Marriage is a good thing. Not something to be mourned ...
Is this going to be another Mormon thread?
Or Jerry Lee Lewis?