Can't find a wife? Buy an underage bride online!

I really didn't know where to put this thread. The social issues forum seems to be missing?

Anyway, my friend found this website where parents (Americans, mind you) put their daughters for sale online. Some of the girls go for over 100k. I suppose the parents who are selling their child for 5K must not think she's a 'prize'.

I haven't found anywhere on the website that it's a joke. I really think this is real. Check it out:

www.marryourdaughter.com...

Is this some joke, I believe that this type of sites in the INTERNET are monitored and taken care off.

Only in America
only in america.....

Oh how the once soverign land has changed....

Is this for real....

Im sure that this is kind of like illegal....selling your daughter?


Any way

Peace

I took this off the website:


Our Service:

Marry Our Daughter is an introduction service assisting those following the Biblical tradition of arranging marriages for their daughters.

Those who wish to list their Daughters with our site should click on SIGN UP OUR DAUGHTER on our main page for a form to fill out.

Those who wish to propose to a specific Daughter should click on the PROPOSE button on the Daughter’s INFO CARD.



I honestly think this is the real deal.

According to Snopes.com it is fake. Click: HERE.

(Thank Goodness)

It is a hoax according to Snopes,

www.snopes.com...

It's obviously fake, just look at the testimonials. lol

Yes I read the FAQ,

From the link.

Q: IS YOUR SERVICE LEGAL?
A: Absolutely. Within the United States girls can marry as young as 13 years old with parental permission, and the Bride Price is a custom of long standing, mentioned many times in the Bible, and as such is a protected religious practice. Click HERE for a listing of the age limits and legal requirements in various states. Click HERE for what the Bible says on Bride Price.

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Sounds like Sharia law to me.

reply to post by JacKatMtn


Thanks for the info, I guess you posted before I did my post and I didn't see it.

So is a joke.

I am not sure if that sight is legit or not. I read through the faq, testimonials and about us page and nothing points to it being a joke. I was afraid to click on the propose links for one of the bio's so I'm not sure what it says after that.

reply to post by hikix


After reading the "testimonies", I think it's not genuine, but - possibly - some kind of lure or bait.

IF that is so, I am not sure what is it that they hope to achieve.
Anyway, their statement about the "legality" of marrying at age 13 means absolutely nothing in this context; just because marrying at 13 is legal, it doesn't mean that the website is NOT some kind of hoax.

Just read the "testimonies" again, and you'll see (I hope) what I mean.

This smells like creep-bait.







[edit on 1-3-2008 by Vanitas]

I don't see how it is a hoax...

I married an Indian girl (pictured in avatar)
and her entire family, going way back,
all had arranged marriages... some only met
on the actual wedding day...

Now, of course, that is India...

But I do not think this is a hoax for two reasons.

a) From a Christian Fundamentalist point of view,
taking the Bible literally, I can see someone believing in
arranged marraiges, even in America in this day and age...
I personally think it is sick and twisted (arranged marriages,
not Christianity) and I sure had a wild experience as a white
guy breaking a 1000 year arranged marriage tradition for
my in-laws (an Irish Catholic son in law, oh how proud they are!)

b) Who would bother to create a site that elaborate for a hoax?
I guess someone with some serious time on their hands.

My vote?

It is real, and it is sad ( the underage part especially )...

T Patrick

This has been previously posted, and debunked. I'm trying to find the link... I'm crud with search engines though. I'll keep looking though.
bits.blogs.nytimes.com...
Found this link though.
Hope people actually read this instead of posting a flame...

[edit on 1-3-2008 by RuneSpider]

$100,000 seems a bit steep.
If I had to do it over again I would do the Philippine Thang.
Except, the smaller they are the more they eat so I guess $100,000 may be cheap after all

IT'S FAKE

Originally posted by AshleyD
According to Snopes.com it is fake. Click: HERE.

(Thank Goodness)

Originally posted by JacKatMtn
It is a hoax according to Snopes,

www.snopes.com...

[edit on 3/1/2008 by AshleyD]

It's kind of a joke as a few has said already.
At least that is what the creator meant it as if I remember correctly.
I read an article about it not too long ago (1 or 2 months maybe?).
But I think some people took at as legit and actually tried to auction their kids off like that. Darn scum wad wastes of sperm and egg (the parents not the kids).

It's a fake? Damn!!!

Oh, well, back to the, "How to meet a chick in prison" websites.

www.abovetopsecret.com

So totally beat you to it

But someone else beat me to it before that.

Alas, that is the way of ATS, is it not?

Haha this totally reminds me of the website that no longer exists called www.manbeef.com. Information on the hoax They claimed to sell human meat for consumption. You could even get jerky! It was a very well done website, but eventually taken down because it was a hoax. Anyone else remember this? I remember feeding my friend jerky then showing him the site, convincing him that he just ate human flesh.. I don't think he ever forgave me for it, but it sure was funny

LOLLOL I sent a message to "one of the parents saying blah blah about they think im rich so yea yea, Ill let you know if its fake. Sick if its real.