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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Thu Nov 30, 2017, 01:58 PM Nov 2017

Moore defender sez 40 years ago men married young girls, so there!

40 years ago was 1977......

in his early thirties, Moore had a penchant for dating teenagers. Apparently, this was not an uncommon occurrence during this time. In fact, this practice has a long history


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To have a large family, the wife must start having kids when she is young. The husband needs to be well-established and able to support the family, in which case he will typically need to marry when older


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What’s the big deal about a 32-year-old man courting a 14-year-old girl?
My maternal grandmother was 15 years old when she married and 16 years old when she conceived her first child. Her husband was 41 and 42. They had 10 children during the next 20 years. This was normal back then. I’m sure it was normal in Alabama 40 years ago as well. The age of consent in Alabama even today is 16 (with parental consent


**Moore married at 38, his wife was 24 at the time.

Then he goes on to dismiss the victims, saying that 40 years ago was too long in the past for accurate memories.

Lastly, "even if" the charges are true,
All voting is voting for the lesser of two evils, and it’s almost never wrong to vote for the lesser of the two.
So vote Moore because Doug Jones is EVIL and oks baby killing.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/11/30/alabamians-vote-roy-moore/

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Moore defender sez 40 years ago men married young girls, so there! (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 OP
Roy Moore defied the US Supreme Court. WTF Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #1
Highly Doubt erpowers Nov 2017 #2
Exactly. This is part of that very creepy biblical patriarchy nonsense that okays child rape. anneboleyn Nov 2017 #3
The age of consent in Alabama has been sixteen since at least 1977, so any sexual contact Moore had struggle4progress Nov 2017 #4

Freethinker65

(9,930 posts)
1. Roy Moore defied the US Supreme Court. WTF
Thu Nov 30, 2017, 02:02 PM
Nov 2017

That should be disqualifying, but now it is a badge of honor?

Alabamans that voted for him in the primary do not care about the constitution nor the country’s laws.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
2. Highly Doubt
Thu Nov 30, 2017, 04:45 PM
Nov 2017

I highly doubt it was normal, at any time, in the South, or anywhere else for a 41 year old man to marry a 15 year old girl. I also do not believe the idea that men had to wait until they were in their 30s to establish themselves and get married. In addition, a man does not have to marry a 14 year old in order to have children. Women can have babies into their forties. Even if a 32 year old man wants to marry a younger woman he can marry a woman between the ages of 18-31. A 32 year old man looking to date 14 year old girls is not doing so in order to find a woman to bare him children; he is looking for a woman who is more manageable. The 32 year old man probably has some type of mental strength issue. Likely he can not stand to be with a woman who probably has her own mind and might want to think for herself. Many people believe teenage girls are easier to manage than grown women.

struggle4progress

(118,034 posts)
4. The age of consent in Alabama has been sixteen since at least 1977, so any sexual contact Moore had
Thu Nov 30, 2017, 05:34 PM
Nov 2017

with 14-year-old Corfman in 1979 would have been illegal, no matter what whoever's maternal grandmother did or did not do

And presumably Moore as a public official knew it

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