[ SECRET POST #4131 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4131 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Cardcaptor Sakura, Pokémon Black/White, Sonic the Hedgehog, Lord of the Rings]



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["Babushka Lady", JFK assassination]


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05.
[Jessica Jones season 2]


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[Ready Player One]


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08.
[The Great British Bake Off]








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Comments

[4thofeleven]

So, this got me curious as to what Wakandan attitudes to relationships between cousins would be. Americans have a very strong taboo against sexual relationships between first cousins, but that's not shared by much of the world.

And, doing some quick checking, most of Africa doesn't seem to frown on it; indeed, marriages between cousins are encouraged in some cultures, such as the Hausa people in Nigeria.

However, there is one strong exception! Ethiopia, historical, has had incredibly strong taboos against relationships between cousins, going so far as to consider third cousins the equivalent of brother and sister, and at least theoretically prohibiting marriages between even sixth cousins.

And Wakanda is at least partially inspired by Ethiopia; in the MCU, it borders it, they're both African nations that successfully resisted colonization, with ancient monarchies and a history of isolationism.

So congrats, OP! You can make a case that Wakandan culture would be just as disgusted by cousin incest as you are!

[(Anonymous)]

OP - Huh. That's really interesting - I had absolutely no idea!