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I have friends who are Afghan who have had arranged marriages so this led me to be curious to ask, why does this practice still persist into the 21st century?

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[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That is only slavery if the involved parties didn't willingly commit to it. And it's not as if divorce is non-existent.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The act of enslaving one's self to pay debts and for other reasons is very common throughout history. One can willing make themselves a slave.

Divorce has long been restricted and still is in many places. It is all part of an evolving spectrum that inevitably results in true equality and the end of the practice in the very long term. It is a cornerstone of the underlying issue of misogyny in western culture. The only way to eliminate misogyny is to be truly equal and to be truly equal one must always possess full autonomy.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How does gay marriage fit into your claims of misogyny? I have at least 3 sets of gay friends who, after decades of waiting were delighted to make formal public promises to each other.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago

My argument has nothing to do with the sexes like this. Western cultural misogyny is a subtle blind spot overall. I'm willing to bet in many cases both parties are at risk of mistreatment. My point is about autonomy, so there is no difference in that vain, your still signing over autonomy to an arbitrator as a superior controlling entity.