One Has Heard Of Toy-Boys, But This Is Both Ridiculous And Repulsive.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2699413/Boy-nine-marries-62-year-old-mother-children-triple-age-make-ancestors-happy.html

And to those who would be only too quick to criticise me as racist for posting this, just because of their skin colour I say this;

"It is not a matter of skin colour, but that of their culture, that most are appalled by".

[woofgang]

Well its strange certainly but if you read the whole article it seems to be unconsummated, with no intention of doing so.

[grasscarp]

It is not as bad as it sounds. If you read the full story it says
Young groom Sanele said he hoped he would have a proper wedding to a woman his own age when he was older
This is not a marriage and they are carrying on their own lives as before.

[sp1814]

My my...she looks good for 62. Wonder what her secret is.

AOG - by the way read the full story...right to the end. It should allay some of your feelings. I don't think, judging by what is reported, that they are going to shack up and have nuptials.

[jno]

Henry VII's mother was seven (possibly only three) when she first married. That was dissolved, and she married again when she was 12. She was 13 when Henry was born.

Appalling culture, some of these primitive tribes.

[sp1814]

Ahem

There were no answers when I was reading the article and typing my response...but it appears that all of us thus far, have reached the same conclusions.

I don't think she's a 'Jimmy Saville' type.

[pixie373]

I have read the story right to the end. I think it's disgusting. No, they may not be sharing a bed etc, but what on earth are they teaching him?

[mikey4444]

How can this be legal ?

[Mamyalynne]

It isn't legal - it is a cultural ceremony, says so in the article.

[sp1814]

...and she's still married to her other husband.

It seems that the order of events was:

1. Dead ancestors told us to do it.
2. We did it.
3. He goes back to live with his family, and she goes back to her real husband.
4. Newspaper picks up on it, because it makes for a very diverting human interest / picture story.

[ChillDoubt]

Bridesmaid looks a bit nonplussed!

[Zeuhl]

/Ridiculous And Repulsive/

Yes, overlaying ignorance of other cultures with one's own dirty-minded assumptions is repulsive.

Not apparently understanding the explanation in one's own link is the ridiculous part.

[Baldric]

'///One day Sanele would grow normally and have family of his own and get married one day, all this ceremony is for making ancestors happy. We are playing.'
Sanele and his bride did not sign a marriage certificate and do not have to live together.
Both have gone back to their normal lives.///

Don't see too much to overreact to there.

[anotheoldgit]

jno

/// Appalling culture, some of these primitive tribes. ///

Yes thank goodness 'WE' have moved on since the 13th century.

[Zeuhl]

/Henry VII's mother was seven (possibly only three) when she first married./

/Yes thank goodness 'WE' have moved on since the 13th century.?


PMSL

English history not one of your strong points aog?

[Zeuhl]

The difference that you are dishonestly ignoring aog is that the marriages of european nobility in the 15th and 16 th centuries (and later still) were intended for eventual consummation and child bearing.

(Henry VII's mother was only 13 when she bore him. i seem to recall she had no other children, one assumes because her young body was wrecked in the process.)

The case you are trying to disgustingly misrepresent in your OP is not.

[baza]

the bit I do not understand is the second ceremony was to make it official and yet article states it is not a legally binding marriage.

[vulcan42]

His family says this is a ritual and not legally binding, and elsewhere in the article it twice states that the second marriage makes it official. Is that not a contradiction?

[vulcan42]

Sorry baza you weren't there when I posted.

[Zeuhl]

baza/vulcan

the article is confused (it is The Daily Wail after all)

despite the paper's best efforts, we can agree that the 'wedding' is not for the purposes of consummating a marital relationship between the two parties.

[sp1814]

AOG

Why didn't you bother reading the story?

And what exactly is 'repulsive'?

I appreciate that it's impossible to understand other cultures, but perhaps it would make sense when posting links to a story, to read it thoroughly first.

Others answering this have done so and have reached quite a different conclusion to you...based on the actual content of the story, rather than any preconceived assumptions.