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Old 07-02-2012, 10:12 PM   #8
EscaCsamas

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North America is a pretty big place and I personally have found different reactions from non-Muslims (and Muslims) to cousin marriage from one place to the next. Interestingly, my experience has been that some larger, more culturally diverse centres are less likely to look down on it or joke about it (or at least not in public) whereas in some smaller, more conservative places people openly joke about it and make their position known.

Negative reactions include "ewww, I could never even imagine marrying my cousins... we grew up together!" or with a shocked/concerned expression "oh my, are the children okay? Aren't you worried about defects?" Some people just go quiet for a while. Others look at every little problem with the children and are quick to blame them on cousin marriages.
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