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[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 21 points 4 months ago

So is child marriage in many states.

The US is not as progressive as some people like to think.

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 14 points 4 months ago

People think the US is progressive?!

[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago

Americans seem to think so. They're busy condemning the rest of the world for things that they're still doing themselves.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Many things you'd think should be illegal aren't just because the problem rarely ever arises.

[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago

300k minors have been married over theast 20 years, 86% of those were minor girls and adult males. 13 years old was the youngest.

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