Thread: Гендерные меньшинства

Originally Posted by hddscan

I'll give you a real life example:
There was an event in Chechnya recently where about 50 years old man took a second wife who was 17 years old. That event got highlighted even in Western press.

Originally Posted by hddscan

Russia does have a law prohibiting polygamy.

Do you not see a little flaw in your logic here?
Maybe Western press highlighted this event because this marriage was against the law (Russian law) and law did nothing about it. Does Russia allow everybody to flout its laws, or do only select few can do it? Who is responsible for enforcing this law in Russia and how is it enforced in this particular case?

Originally Posted by Milanya

Do you not see a little flaw in your logic here?
Maybe Western press highlighted this event because this marriage was against the law (Russian law) and law did nothing about it. Does Russia allow everybody to flout its laws, or do only select few can do it? Who is responsible for enforcing this law in Russia and how is it enforced in this particular case?

I must have written it a little bit differently, like that:
There was an event in Chechnya recently where about 50 years old man allegedly took a second wife who was 17 years old. That event got highlighted even in Western press.

But again to the point:
Russia has a law prohibiting gay marriages and gets bashed by Western press for not allowing it
Russia has a law prohibiting polygamy and gets bashed by Western press for? IDK, for allowing it?
I've recently found a picture that describes the situation perfectly