It's to preserve some bullshit family honor and clan strength. How's that worked for us so far?
Almost all Somali families have a sibling or first cousin or uncle or aunt or whoever have married an ajnabi (after much digging, I don't have any close ajnabi in laws). So if this is as common as uunsi in the Somali community, whats with the outrage about interracial marriages?
Because it's not possible to hold a different belief/value to your relatives who've chosen to marry an ajnabi right?
You as a Somali atheist should know better.
No one in my family married an ajnabi
I haven't ever dealt with an "ajnabi in-law"
When I visit my in-laws it's sambuusa, buur, shaah cadeys, biskuts, iyo xalwo
No disgusting ajnabi food
No Half-Somalis round here
I thought you are half cadcad
Because it's not possible to hold a different belief/value to your relatives who've chosen to marry an ajnabi right?
You as a Somali atheist should know better.
Hold whatever views you like.
I just find it hilarious you have such views while holding your mixed race infant newphew or cousin.
Somalis who marry out aren't accepted in the community
You know that abayo macaan like a hilib ari burrito
What is hilarious about me wanting to marry a Somali and having some mixed relatives?
Marry whoever you like.
Just pointing out the irony of those militantly against mixed marriages when they are so deeply connected to them.
Marry whoever you like.
Just pointing out the irony of those militantly against mixed marriages when they are so deeply connected to them.
I'm not militantly against it I believe in letting people make their decisions and live their lives, my preference is my own.
Most Somalis who marry out are not heavily involved in the community outside their family and therefore do not care. I mean women here because a Somali man marrying out is accepted.
A Somali man marrying out isn't accepted. I understand the "Muh Qabiil passed down to Muh Kids cause Patriarchy Fam!" but that still isn't the case. I've seen a Somali man with a black women and he got alot of hate for it.
Somalis are racist people and aren't "cool" with interracial marriages. If I go to a Somali event with "Becky wit da good hair" in my Dodge Caravan, Somalis will be side-eyeing me and criticizing me for my decision saying "How come you never went with a beautiful Somali girl?"