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[–] 8000gnat@reddthat.com 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

this really happened SOURCE: me, Albert Einstein who is also clapping

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 1 day ago

Ehrm, some right winger said it on twitter, it's here black and white.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 77 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Actually just has dead, wrapped up Egyptians in his basement.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I know a decent amount of weird historical facts to know that the looted corpses are usually stored in the attic in Europe. There is also a non zero chance that if you live in an old enough house in Europe there could still be a corpse in the attic.

[–] tino@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Welcome to the Aitre St Maclou in Rouen! The cemetery was full in the XVIth century, so they built a nice building to keep the old corpses on the upper floors, all windows opened to everything can be nicely ventilated. 200 years later, they turned it into a school.

the Aitre St Maclou in Rouen

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

For when he gets snacky

[–] Bonus@piefed.social 187 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Was expecting more of an Egyptian punchline.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago (3 children)
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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 64 points 3 days ago (3 children)

People don't want to talk about this, but lesbianism is common in polygamy.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 56 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Hm, got a source for that? It's not hard to believe, but I'd need a source before i do

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 119 points 3 days ago
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[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I would like to know more, as people don't want to talk about it.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do you want to know more just because people don't want to talk about it?

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 37 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Well, as a person with adhd and time on my hands because work is slow, I could use some reading materials.

I believe talking about things that don't often get mentioned is good. Even if it's a terrible subject. As long as it's handle respectfully.

Also I'm aromantic asexual and not looking for smut.

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[–] teslasaur@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not in a Muslim household it ain't.

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If this wasn't posted by a right winger farming anti lgbt sentiment I'd probably cringe at the school being excited to parade the kid around for being accepting of lgbt people.

I hope Islam gets slept by JDM so I can laugh at people like this guy.

[–] MothmanLives@lemdro.id 39 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The Japanese domestic market?

[–] klugerama@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Jeffrey Dahmer Meats, (Inc.)?

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

Good to know I wasn't the only one to think the same.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (16 children)

Is the main objection to polygamy that having multiple sex partners is immoral or that the whole arrangement is subjugation of women (because usually it's multiple wives not husbands), or some other reason?

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Muslim men can have multiple wives (maximum 5 I believe) as long as they can provide for them. Muslim women are only allowed to have a single husband.

The joke is that the school thought that the kid’s family was super progressive meanwhile in reality it was super patriarchal

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Thanks, I got the humor, what I'm wondering about is what's the predominant reason people in general object to polygamy, regardless of whether it's Islam or Mormons or whatever.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Just off top of my head.

Inheritance - no explanation needed.

personal time - hard to get quality time and Love is can be selfish.

Issues with accidental incest - my dad side loves cheating. I have lots of half siblings and cousins id never meet all over globe. One uncle had 15ish kids that he knew of. So I dont date my dad's race. Nope train.

The dating market - One less wife available for men leads to anger for those without one. This is why I was told gay men are more accepted in certain cultures than lesbians.

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[–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

People confuse polygamy with polygyny.

Polygamy is when one person can marry multiple people.

Polygyny is when one person can marry multiple women.

Polyandry is when one person can marry multiple men.

There's no specific word for when one person can marry multiple nonbinary people.

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Polyamory sounds close; if you presume that the other people would be allowed multiple marriages as well.

[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When your synthesizer can play more then one note at a time

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[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (3 children)

A bit of both. The Greeks and Romans had a cultural taboo against polygamy which Christianity inherited, which means that Christians have historically been opposed to polygamy (which was not the case in Pre-christian northern Europe) on moral grounds. There is also the issue that historically polygamy has been associated with patriarchal societies in which men are allowed or expected to have multiple wives, but women are not allowed to do the same. Additionally, it is also culturally associated with treating women as property of the husband. Personally I don't have any issue with polygamy if everyone is free to do whatever but the way most cultures practice it, it's unfair to women. Then again, that could also he said of "traditional" marriage in a lot of monogamous scenarios too.

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 days ago (18 children)

Find me just one example of a Muslim woman with two husbands.

[–] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That wasn't the ask though? They were asking about polygamy in general...

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (15 children)

It’s an easy one-sentence way to point out the inherent subjugation of women.

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[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Probably depends on who you ask. I'm polyamorous and I think in almost all cases where someone says polygamy and not polyamory they're engaging in an immoral power dynamic. My experience being poly though I'd say most people take offense to the multiple partners thing and polygamy is just what they're familiar with as a concept

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It's not the multiple partners that are a problem in my opinion (You do you. Polyamory is not for me, but no hate), it's the many-to-one relationships. Even in cases where an immoral power dynamic doesn't exist, you're still setting up for societal shenanigans if it's consistently many women to men, or vice versa, which seems prudent to avoid.

That being said, monogamy in a legal sense has probably only persisted so long because involving more than 2 people would be a massive headache for the courts lol

Probably only works in countries where one "partner" has more rights than others.

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[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

based and hallalpilled

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This guy is pledging allegiance to two different cryptocurrency projects that are pretty much natural enemies and it's confusing

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Most cryptobros don't give a shit about the moral or ethical implications of what crypto they invest in, what they represent, etc. They just want line go up. No different than investors who invest in diverse ranges of companies. Hedge funds will invest in fossil fuel giants right alongside ecotech startups. The only thing that matters is return.

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