Worth of a Girl: hope and survival of child brides

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Length: 27min 3sec (1623 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 11 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/50127]

This really boils my blood.

It happens in the "first world," too, and people are naturally very hidden about it - which probably makes it worse.

Thankfully, in places, we're starting to institute - yes, actually institute - or even raise the legal minimum age for marriage.

[u/ranaparvus]

I grew up in a British family in Kenya (I’m white). We lived rurally, and like all houses of a certain wealth, regardless of race, we had staff. My best friend, our cook’s daughter Beatrice, was married off when we were both 11. I learned about it after she was taken to her husband’s village, and I never heard from her again. In Africa then (1970’s) and still now, it was common. But if she was unhappy (not all are), I hope she found some peace.

[u/jeefray]

47 out of 50 US states allow minor marriage.

[u/kpatsart]

Fuck this makes intensely angry. I would have no problem fucking up every single one these monsters who put these girls into these forced situations. To think about the unimaginable pain and trauma they put these girls through makes my blood boil beyond control and I'm literally grinding my teeth right now.

[u/Neptune23456]

America does allow underage marriage but at least adult men marrying nine year olds isn't allowed like in the Middle East.

The US should stop sending money to the countries governments and oil companies. The world could help put a stop to it if they came together. It's a pipe dream though

[u/Choice-Second-5587]

Omg YTs closed captioning is freaking drug induced I swear 🤬