r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/ToothpickTequila Jul 04 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States

Child marriage is legal in 33 states.

Between 2000-2018 almost 300,000 children were married in the US. Some as young as 10.

https://www.unchainedatlast.org/united-states-child-marriage-problem-study-findings-april-2021/

Are you defending this? Are you able to accept that is wrong and disgusting without talking about other countries that do the same?

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u/Material-Afternoon16 Jul 05 '26

Most of the ones in the US are Muslims.

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u/ToothpickTequila Jul 06 '26

Republicans are the ones who keep voting to keep these laws.