Sadly, this is so common around the world, I would say that if this poll was done for every person in the world we would have maybe even a tie.
I’m talking about child marriages (which are legal and common in some US states) they are basically this, except there is less money, some of it goes to the parents, some to the child (because shared assets)
if this poll was done for every person in the world we would have maybe even a tie.
“Hello person in desperate poverty, I am your landlord and I am here to offer you a discount on the exorbitant rents I charge you for existing. All you need to do is this single morally abhorrent thing. After that, you’re on easy street for the rest of your life.”
I suspect the number of people who would take this deal is well over 50%, if for no other reason than being press ganged into doing morally repugnant things by an exploitative economic system is the norm and the enormous payout is the exception.
A better way to spin this is to rephrase the question: “Blah blah 14 year old blah blah everyone consents, in exchange for $120 half of which goes to your pimp.” Then you get to the more grisly truth of what’s being asked, and the popularity falls significantly.
In the States where child marriage is not legalized, it’s treated as an informally arranged marriage. Basically, one guy promises his daughter to another guy in exchange for something and they wait until the girl is 18 or in some cases 17 or 16 before getting anything on paper.
Where I live, it’s called arranged marriage, a form of forced marriage where parents choose who their child should live with. It’s more common than many people would imagine, especially among women, girls and other non-male genders, and 93% of married Indians had an arranged marriage (data from a 2018 survey, source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59530706)
Sadly, this is so common around the world, I would say that if this poll was done for every person in the world we would have maybe even a tie.
I’m talking about child marriages (which are legal and common in some US states) they are basically this, except there is less money, some of it goes to the parents, some to the child (because shared assets)
“Hello person in desperate poverty, I am your landlord and I am here to offer you a discount on the exorbitant rents I charge you for existing. All you need to do is this single morally abhorrent thing. After that, you’re on easy street for the rest of your life.”
I suspect the number of people who would take this deal is well over 50%, if for no other reason than being press ganged into doing morally repugnant things by an exploitative economic system is the norm and the enormous payout is the exception.
A better way to spin this is to rephrase the question: “Blah blah 14 year old blah blah everyone consents, in exchange for $120 half of which goes to your pimp.” Then you get to the more grisly truth of what’s being asked, and the popularity falls significantly.
In the States where child marriage is not legalized, it’s treated as an informally arranged marriage. Basically, one guy promises his daughter to another guy in exchange for something and they wait until the girl is 18 or in some cases 17 or 16 before getting anything on paper.
Where I live, it’s called arranged marriage, a form of forced marriage where parents choose who their child should live with. It’s more common than many people would imagine, especially among women, girls and other non-male genders, and 93% of married Indians had an arranged marriage (data from a 2018 survey, source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59530706)
Yes exactly.