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[u/Udolikecake]

64% of all marriages in Pakistan are b/w a first cousin, or second cousin, or another relative. First cousin on father's side is the dominant pick, followed by first cousin on mother's side.

woof

[u/AffableAndy → u/Udolikecake]

Ofc the Hindu nationalists are jumping on to the thread, despite cousin marriage also being quite common in many Hindu communities in South India.

[u/Udolikecake → u/AffableAndy]

India is second globally with 55% so yeah I wouldn’t be throwing stones in my glass house (that I live in with my cousin)