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[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 139 points 5 months ago

Heh, second cousin is far enough.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 139 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

banjos quietly play in the background

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

Softly in the night

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 78 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That happened to a few of my cousins years ago. We were at a family function so I thought they would've put two and two together, but alas.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I saw that after pressing send and thought to myself, ah, no one'll pull me up on that.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

It's ok I wouldn't want to admit it if my family reunion turned into an orgy either

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

They just got a good vibe, you know?

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Sounds like it, cuz.

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[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 64 points 5 months ago

Second cousins is kissing cousins, have at it!

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 63 points 5 months ago

This is how anons are conceived.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 50 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Second cousins hardly matters. Even 1st cousins only increase the chance of anomaly by 3%. 2nd cousins is background noise. If you make each other happy, go for it and let anyone who complains enjoy their divorces.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 52 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] MintyAnt@lemmy.world 36 points 5 months ago

Second cousins.

[–] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 41 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

A lot of people here are saying that the more genetically similar you are to somebody, the more attractive they are (so long as you don't grow up with them). I'm here to tell you that those guys are completely wrong

Studies have shown that (in other animals unfortunately, not in humans) that the more genetically dissimilar two individuals are, the more attracted they are, so long as they can produce viable offspring (aka they can have kids)

This study would also be done on humans, but that would be slightly morally questionable

This is an evolutionary trait in order to incentivise us to increase the gene pool when possible. You can imagine what would happen if we only rucked our cousins (look at the royals)

Source: am biomed student

[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Oh man we did the Hapsburgs in my genetics class and it's so fucking gross how closely related those incestuous fucks were. First cousins as closely related on a genetic level as siblings.

Edit: LOOK AT THIS UGLY FUCKER! Even better - these genetic monstrosities still have money.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I'm not comfortable condemning them for their crippling genetic disabilities (except where they perpetuate it), but they did do the majority of leading countries involved in WWI. And not only do these fucks still have money, they fund modern fascist movements and hateful propaganda as well as still being politically influential. The head of the family is an ambassador for the country his family took from superpower to "I could've sworn you were the kangaroo country"

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[–] nifty@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Eh second cousin marriage isn’t a big deal in some cultures

[–] BruceLee@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago

*Most of cultures

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 25 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

Edit. I understand now, thanks.


What is a second cousin? Your cousins cousin? The person your aunt/uncle marrieds niece/nephew? That can't be right, that's not blood. Help! Lol

[–] Shieldtoad@sh.itjust.works 96 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I find this chart helpful to see family relationships.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 47 points 5 months ago

Then its not even an issue at all from a genetic standpoint. People might find their relationship weird but their children would turn out healthy.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 12 points 5 months ago

That is helpful, thanks

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Where do we draw the line when a cousin becomes acceptable? I want a clear number

[–] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The number of your cousins divided by two plus seven is what I heard

[–] Spectrism@feddit.org 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is no line. Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

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[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My aunt’s kid is my cousin. My cousin’s kid and my kid are second cousins.

It’s essentially finding the most recent common ancestor. My cousins and I share grandparents. Second cousins share great-grandparents, and so on.

“Once removed” and such refers to generational differences. So, my first cousin’s kid is my first cousin once removed, and my kid’s second cousin.

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[–] damo_omad@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's the children of your parent's cousins

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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 5 months ago

I used to work with this absolute idiot when I was a kid. He was married to his cousin. But apparently he was such a gross dude, that it was too much for her, so she left him. For his brother. She ended up having a couple kids, one with each brother.

Talk about going out of your way to keep it in the family. Their family tree was tied in a knot.

[–] Earflap@reddthat.com 21 points 5 months ago

This is the only one that isn't fake

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 20 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Oh hey look. The story of how Rudy Giuliani found his wife!

Edit: ex wife, sorry forgot the church didn't condone their boning like they wanted so they had to get a divorce.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Kissin cousins has always been a thing.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 5 months ago

Erotic fan-fic at its finest.

[–] schizolol9@lemy.lol 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Reminds me of the time I fucked my cousin a few times. She moved I now miss her.

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 5 months ago
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