vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoNon Americans, what province is the "Alabama" of your country?message-squaremessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down122file-text
arrow-up1165arrow-down1message-squareNon Americans, what province is the "Alabama" of your country?vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square144fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehexi [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down3·1 year agoIn India, it’s Uttar Pradesh.
minus-squareklemptor@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 year agoI see sooooo many articles about women being raped and killed in Uttar Pradesh. What’s up with that area specifically?
minus-squarehexi [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoFundamentalist religion, poverty, lack of education, and a lot more men than women.
minus-squarehalfpipe [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoRemnants of feudalism too. Landlords who see low cast people as part of their property, and know they can act with impunity.
minus-square_thisdot@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agoIt used to be very common in Tamil Nadu for an uncle to marry his niece. So common that the word for uncle (mama) can be used interchangeably with groom
minus-squarespiderman@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoit still happens (at least in rural places)
In India, it’s Uttar Pradesh.
I see sooooo many articles about women being raped and killed in Uttar Pradesh. What’s up with that area specifically?
Fundamentalist religion, poverty, lack of education, and a lot more men than women.
Remnants of feudalism too. Landlords who see low cast people as part of their property, and know they can act with impunity.
It used to be very common in Tamil Nadu for an uncle to marry his niece. So common that the word for uncle (mama) can be used interchangeably with groom
it still happens (at least in rural places)