How did Tyson Fury’s daughter get married at 16?

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I thought they changed the law and you had to be 18 in the UK?

Nice dress/veil/bouquet

Not everybody around the world lives their lives according to your own personal beliefs. Some cultures practice arranged marriages and if it works for these cultures, who are we to judge? Stop looking at things through a western colonial lense.

You’re ok with child marriage? With discouraging girls from getting an education?

That’s what I also find baffling. Is it ok for girls to not be educated and be married off early etc just because it’s “their culture”? Where do we draw the line?

I made no statement, I actually posed a question and said it’s not what I would want for my daughters.

If you are offended by that you should probably ask yourself why.

edited to add - if you think my post was judgemental and offensive please do report it.

Regardless of whether she’s 16 or 18, I’m wishing Venezuela and Noah a huge congratulations and very best wishes for their married life. Beautiful girl, beautiful family, Paris is one inspiring mother and wife! 😍 Venezuela will no doubt follow in her mother’s footsteps and be a loyal and loving mother to more beautiful babies. Will follow with interest.

No, she can't get divorced.

What I don't get is that the brain is known to reach adult "maturity" at 25. So how a 16 year old can make a life altering decision like getting married when she can't legally learn to drive or buy a drink in a pub beggars belief.

Would you make the same comment sbout an arranged marriage at 16 within the muslim community?

The government wants to give them the vote!

Don't be so ridiculous. Of course people can comment about other cultures if they don't belong to them.

Just because something is traditional in a community doesn't make it right.

The traveller community has an appalling attitude towards women and towards education per se for both sexes. Making children leave school before statutory leaving age, and in many cases girls not getting any secondary education at all is a disgrace. Teaching girls that cooking and cleaning are all that matters and that getting married at 16 is something positive is a frighteningly backward attitude.

I thought her dress looked lovely! They both look at least 10 years older than they are though!

This thread has taught me something I didn’t know - that child marriage (ie 16) is still legal in parts of the UK.

I find it odd that someone has said Scotland also hasn’t moved to 18 when they’ve rightly banned hitting your kids but there we are.

England getting something right for once!

I would.

It’s actually discriminatory not to want the same protections extended to children in travelling, Muslim or any other communities just because of what their parents believe in.

Of course she can. Anyone can. Culturally it might not be acceptable, but she can.

She’s a child. Marrying an adult. It’s ridiculous that we allow 16 year olds to marry.

Child marriage (under 18) is considered to be a violation of Childrens Rights by the UN. I think people shpuld be allowed to havevan opinion on that.

Yes. I find it baffling you think there is any difference.

They’ll be divorced by the time she turns 18 - or does she have to get parental consent for that too???

A vote is hardly the same as getting married. Especially as for travellers getting married is definitely for life.

Female circumcision is normal in some places, as is forced marriage - that doesn't stop it being wrong.

Well it’s not like she is going to have a job , is it?

I would; it’s the married at 16 factor that’s the issue at play, not the community. Nobody is disagreeing with marriage at 16 simply for travellers, they are disagreeing with it for 16 year olds. All of them.

Like what? Sounds awful. It's a very odd set of rules. The fighting is horrible

Agree
Domestic violence is rife in travelling communities
Yet some posters in here feel like we shouldn't comment because "culture ".