Ugh. Terrible. Sadly there's probably a "house of horror" like that not far from one of us around here and we don't have a clue.
I'm certainly aware of cases where there has been multi-generational sexual abuse in extended families in the UK. In one such case, it was a rite of passage for boys entering puberty to have sex with cousins and sisters.
They mention a child in this set up who had parents who were not related. So someone from the outside world joined in with this dysfunctional crew.
Blimey.
That's even more mindboggling to me; because the ones born into it knew no different, so for them to carry on with is is not surprising. But an outsider? What kind of socially inept misfit was that person?
The issues of support for these people is immense and it seems to be that to some degree they are all victims. One of my first reactions is that it is horrible to think that they think that this is ok and part on normality.
Either they will continue to think it is ok or they will come to see it differently. How do they cope with it then. Often in dealing with something people find it very healing to share their emotions with people who have walked in their shoes. In their case it is really only themselves that are in that position (to that degree). They have been part of each other's problem.
They mention a child in this set up who had parents who were not related. So someone from the outside world joined in with this dysfunctional crew.
Blimey.
That's even more mindboggling to me; because the ones born into it knew no different, so for them to carry on with is is not surprising. But an outsider? What kind of socially inept misfit was that person?
I did wonder about that as well and suspect it was a misfit, i.e. someone who could not get acceptance/be tolerated anywhere else.
Many of the cousins marriages were with the Royal Houses of Europe.
Because royals tended to marry other royals, and Victoria had loads of children, most of the European royal houses had a descendant of hers in them somewhere. Two of them married into the Prussian royal family, one into the Russian imperial family and I think Edward VII's wife was a Danish princess.
Because royals tended to marry other royals, and Victoria had loads of children, most of the European royal houses had a descendant of hers in them somewhere. Two of them married into the Prussian royal family, one into the Russian imperial family and I think Edward VII's wife was a Danish princess.
and even before Victoria. My comment was to challenge the notion that there are different laws here compared to "Europe" because of our RF.
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I'm certainly aware of cases where there has been multi-generational sexual abuse in extended families in the UK. In one such case, it was a rite of passage for boys entering puberty to have sex with cousins and sisters.
Blimey.
That's even more mindboggling to me; because the ones born into it knew no different, so for them to carry on with is is not surprising. But an outsider? What kind of socially inept misfit was that person?
Either they will continue to think it is ok or they will come to see it differently. How do they cope with it then. Often in dealing with something people find it very healing to share their emotions with people who have walked in their shoes. In their case it is really only themselves that are in that position (to that degree). They have been part of each other's problem.
I did wonder about that as well and suspect it was a misfit, i.e. someone who could not get acceptance/be tolerated anywhere else.
Because royals tended to marry other royals, and Victoria had loads of children, most of the European royal houses had a descendant of hers in them somewhere. Two of them married into the Prussian royal family, one into the Russian imperial family and I think Edward VII's wife was a Danish princess.
Shades of "Top of the Lake" there, then.
and even before Victoria. My comment was to challenge the notion that there are different laws here compared to "Europe" because of our RF.
Please see the Australian Royal Family.
.. who haven't married their close relations.
who have married their relations (correction ***)
who ave not married their close relations - close relations being the key issue.
who ave married their relations - relations being the key issue. (*** Corrected it for you ***)
no it is not the key issue and specifically not the issue on the post YOU quoted which said Note the word "close"
It is also not the key issue for the topic of the thread which is about incest, not merely marrying your relations.
I'd say that's pretty dangerous 'idle chatter'.
This is somebody's life.. We are not nice which can be experimented on
Calm down, I agree. Incest is prevalent in the Australian Royal Family.
Is there a difference between incest and marrying your relations? I don't get what you are trying to say here.
Tip of the day:
It helps to have some idea what you are talking about before you join the debate.
Of course there is. incest is having sex with CLOSE relations not just with cousins.
not in the UK it isn't
Still incest though and something very common in the Royal Family.
Are you ok with this?