Jezebel 
Enter your username and password.
-
more about #childbrides more comments → yvanehtnioj: If that face doesn't say "Quit taking my f*cking picture!" I don't know what does. #childmarriageindia more » The Real Janelle: "I know the government says we should marry at 18, but even at 12 or 15, it's difficult to keep a girl's honor. And by 18, if unmarried, they get craz... more » Scribblenerd: And here at home, the ERA is on the congressional agenda, as it has been every year since 1923. American women are not full citizens with complete ri... more » sybann: Women as property - chattel. More like cattle. #childmarriageindia more » Kivrin: The world makes me very sad sometimes*. *Every day more » Hooplehead: "In 1992, Bhanwari Devi, a village woman working for a nonprofit group, was gang-raped after she tried to prevent a child marriage. The accused men we... more » Kivrin: I'm curious about the justification for legal marrying age being 21 for males and 18 for females. #childmarriageindia more » Sadako: A new toy? I think she's in for a rude awakening. The freaky thing is that at 11 she looks older than I do at 25 now. #kidstoday more » seekay22: What 19 year old guy thinks of going on a "date" with an 11 y.o. child?!? #kidstoday more » ArtfulSlinger: This Halloween, I had one set of trick or treaters. They were all under the age of 13. There were two girls and what I believe was their younger broth... more » The Queen of No: I didn't even know what the mechanics of sex were when I was 11. How terrifying. #kidstoday more » lafleur: Whether or not we agree with her choices, her "boyfriend" is actually her boyfriend, sans quotation marks. ETA: And er... this situation is gross. more » DrWorm: the fact that she sees it as a toy makes me fear she might start playing basketball with it #kidstoday more » bluesbelle: I've known two 12 year old girls who have given birth. One that I went to school with (the baby was stillborn) and one the daughter of a co-worker who... more » Jetgirly: When I was in seventh grade a classmate had a baby. She was First Nations and lived in foster care. When her child was born it was put into the fost... more » -
#kidstuff
India's Child Brides Say "I Don't"
Inspired in part by Rekha Kalindi, increasing numbers of young Indian girls are refusing to submit to child marriage. As an article in today's Los Angeles Times makes clear, no small feat: More » -
#heartbreaking
Babies Having Babies
During her wedding to her 19-year-old "boyfriend," 11-year-old Kordeza Zhelyazkova, went into labor and became one of the world's youngest mothers. "I'm not going to play with toys anymore - I have a new toy now," she told reporters. [NYDailyNews] -
#childhoodsend
Indian Kids Become Workers, Wives
More than a third of the world's child brides come from India, despite the country's growing prosperity and literacy. And 13% of kids in south Asia are involved in child labor, half of those in India. [Times of India] -
#leftovers
"Australian Fritzl" Makes Headlines After 30 Years Of Abuse • Man Wins Ladies' Poker Tournament
• A man from Australia has been named the "Aussie Fritzl" after police discovered that he raped his daughter repeatedly over the course of 30 years and fathered four children with her. More » -
#sadness
12-Year-Old Child Bride Dies In Labor
Fawziya Abdullah Youssef, a 12-year-old child bride from Yemen, has died of severe bleeding after spending three days in labor. She was married to a 24-year-old last year; the child she struggled to deliver was stillborn. [CBS] -
#childbrides
After Divorce, Life Is Still Bleak For Former Child Bride
Two years ago, Nujood Ali's story made the 8-year-old child bride famous. She appeared on multiple television and award shoes, and in 2008, Glamour named her their "woman" of the year. But despite the fame, little has changed for Nujood. More » -
#leftovers
Recycle Old Sex Toys Into Snack Sorters • Study: Divorce Is Bad For Health
Stupid Intentions has figured out a (not at all) useful way to recycle your old vibrator: repurpose it as a "popcorn sorter."• More » -
-
#childbrides
Have Polygamists Had A Change Of Heart On Underage Marriage?
A Texas child welfare official testified on Tuesday regarding her department's raid of the Yearning for Zion Ranch, "The action we took, I believe, has changed the behavior of this organization." More » -
#childbrides
Judge Refuses To Divorce 8-Year-Old Girl, Sparks International Debate
A Saudi judge has, for a second time, refused to annul a marriage between an eight-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man. More » -
#leftovers
Russians Use Obama, Stupidity To Sell Ice Cream • Black Girls More Likely To Suffer From Bulimia
• This Russian ad for Duet ice cream has been slammed for its racist overtones. In addition to featuring a strange caricature, the ad (insultingly?) calls the chocolate/vanilla bar the "flavor of the week." • More » -
#clips
Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?
This week's topic on the hidden camera series What Would You Do? was ripped from the headlines: Would people help a 15-year old girl from a polygamist sect who is being forced to marry? More » -
#childbrides
10 Year Olds OK To Marry, Says Senior Saudi Official
Saudi Arabia’s most senior Muslim cleric has recently been quoted as saying it's acceptable for girls as young as 10 years old to marry. More » -
#childrenascommodities
Man Sells Daughter For Meat, Beer
A man in Greenfield, CA was arrested Sunday on the suspicion of human trafficking. Police say that he tried to sell his own daughter. More » -
#idont
8-Year-Old Girl Not Old Enough to Divorce Husband, 58
A Saudi court has ruled that an 8-year-old girl who is married to a 58-year-old man cannot divorce her husband until she is older.
