You're never too young to follow the herd
Apr. 11th, 2014 04:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meridian_roseBritish actress Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark in "Game of Thrones", says she thinks marriage is pointless, the whole changing your name thing is pointless (many cultures agree, ask a Spanish woman or a Quebec resident), that it ties you down, and since it changes nothing about the relationship "why fix what isn't broke".
Cue negative comments about her appearance, wailing that a lack of marriage led to the fall of Rome, and an overwhelming amount of "you'll change your mind" and "she's just a child."
She's sixteen. Old enough to marry in Scotland or in England/Wales/NI with parental permission. Old enough to have sex. She could legally have a baby, making a huge life decision. Yet she's not old enough to decide that marriage is an outdated institution?
You see this a lot.
Want to get married? Course you do! You need to be Mrs John Smith!
Don't want to get married? No one would want you, ugly bitch. You're too young to know, you'll change your mind.
Want children? Course you do! Lots of them! That's your only purpose in life!
Don't want children? You sick freak! You're too young to know, you'll change your mind.
Eight year old has crush on girl? Aw, sweet, he's got a girlfriend! Are you going to marry her, son?
Eight year old boy has crush on boy? He's too young to know he's gay! Stop sexualising children! Don't even mention the gay word and he'll never be corrupted!
You're never too young to fall in line with the straight monogamy and parenthood narrative. Express any contrary desires or opinions thought, and be prepared to be told you're too young to know, abnormal, and, if you're female, ugly.
Cue negative comments about her appearance, wailing that a lack of marriage led to the fall of Rome, and an overwhelming amount of "you'll change your mind" and "she's just a child."
She's sixteen. Old enough to marry in Scotland or in England/Wales/NI with parental permission. Old enough to have sex. She could legally have a baby, making a huge life decision. Yet she's not old enough to decide that marriage is an outdated institution?
You see this a lot.
Want to get married? Course you do! You need to be Mrs John Smith!
Don't want to get married? No one would want you, ugly bitch. You're too young to know, you'll change your mind.
Want children? Course you do! Lots of them! That's your only purpose in life!
Don't want children? You sick freak! You're too young to know, you'll change your mind.
Eight year old has crush on girl? Aw, sweet, he's got a girlfriend! Are you going to marry her, son?
Eight year old boy has crush on boy? He's too young to know he's gay! Stop sexualising children! Don't even mention the gay word and he'll never be corrupted!
You're never too young to fall in line with the straight monogamy and parenthood narrative. Express any contrary desires or opinions thought, and be prepared to be told you're too young to know, abnormal, and, if you're female, ugly.
