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Norway’s First Child Wedding Was Arranged To Prevent Others From Happening
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Thea (12) is Norway’s first child bride. The young girl will walk down the aisle on Saturday October 11, to meet her 37 years old husband to be. Being Norway’s first official child wedding, the event has sparked an outcry of reactions from the public.
“Hey! My name is Thea and I’m 12 years old. I am getting married in one month!”.
More info: stoppbryllupet.no | Facebook
This is how Thea has introduced her upcoming journey and major life event of soon being a child bride in Norway. Using this blog she will tell her story and express how she believes her experience of marriage will be.
Thea’s wedding blog has become Norway’s most read blog during the course of one day. It instantly provoked reactions where people immediately contacted the police and child welfare in order to stop the upcoming wedding.
Thousands of people debated the subject on social media as well. The aim is to engage the population to take immediate action and stop the wedding before Thea has planned to tell Geir “I do”. This is the same date as UNs International day for girls.
To digitally attend in the wedding and support the campaign, you can show your support by donating your voice through the campaign site stoppbryllupet.no and donate a Facebook or Twitter update who will be published on the wedding day.
39,000 girls are robbed of their childhood every day
We believe that provocation is a powerful tool in order to demonstrate a reality that truly is very provoking. We hope people will mobilize against child marriage by being girl sponsors, so that most of the 39,000 girls facing Thea’s situation every day can escape their brutal fate.
UPDATE: Thea’s wedding is over. Did 37-year-old Geir get his child bride to be?
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Why does everything always have to be about race? Regardless of a white, black, Hispanic, Indian child it's still a child. Get over color!!
That's easy to say : get over color, but it's more about : get over the difference...saddly, people don't like and don't tolerate difference
Thank you! If this happened or is happening to any child it is a disgrace period! Even Middle Eastern children. All the same in God's eyes
You are right Megan..............please, we do need to help these girls. Race does not matter! That so called 'MAN' , is one sick bastard..
Oh, my, thank you sooooo much, how generous and considerate of you. "even" middle eastern children? How progressive. Smgdh
What Mitchell said. The fact that we have comments like "Even Middle Eastern children don't deserve this!" is why it has to be about race.
Whose gawds eyes? The same gawd that allows this in the christian bible? or the Quran?
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God lets it happen he is as sick as the rest of them.
because race is one of if not THE first characteristic we apprehend in persons we meet - no matter how much we want it not to be so.
agree 100 pct
The blog is fake and by someone who wants to stop Children getting married away! So for them to get attention they make it realistic for us
Thank you, Captain Obvious
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YOU, AND ROBERT, AND MEGAN ARE BULLYS!! LEAVE THE DUDE ALONE SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET IT. PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE PART OF PROBLEMS, NEVER THE SOLUTION. IT PROBLEY SUX TO BE YOU ALL.
You have an amazing ability to grasp the obvious.
Does it occur to you their first language is not english Mr my only world is my own little bubble? What are you 12?
Whether the blog is fake or not is irrelevant. The whole issue is real and prevalent, and has to be stopped.
Who cares as long as it's working.
and the problem with stopping child weddings is.....? if this is fake and this is its aim..... I fail to see a problem with it.
Shitttt i am 57, a retired combat vet, an airborne recon ranger with two wars under my belt, and this shocked the s**t out of me. As a father of two girls, a brother to a female airforce captain, and as a son; this s**t is scary.
Wow, powerful!
And it doesn't matter what color she is! It brings awareness! !
Why does everything always have to be about race? Regardless of a white, black, Hispanic, Indian child it's still a child. Get over color!!
That's easy to say : get over color, but it's more about : get over the difference...saddly, people don't like and don't tolerate difference
Thank you! If this happened or is happening to any child it is a disgrace period! Even Middle Eastern children. All the same in God's eyes
You are right Megan..............please, we do need to help these girls. Race does not matter! That so called 'MAN' , is one sick bastard..
Oh, my, thank you sooooo much, how generous and considerate of you. "even" middle eastern children? How progressive. Smgdh
What Mitchell said. The fact that we have comments like "Even Middle Eastern children don't deserve this!" is why it has to be about race.
Whose gawds eyes? The same gawd that allows this in the christian bible? or the Quran?
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
God lets it happen he is as sick as the rest of them.
because race is one of if not THE first characteristic we apprehend in persons we meet - no matter how much we want it not to be so.
agree 100 pct
The blog is fake and by someone who wants to stop Children getting married away! So for them to get attention they make it realistic for us
Thank you, Captain Obvious
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
YOU, AND ROBERT, AND MEGAN ARE BULLYS!! LEAVE THE DUDE ALONE SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET IT. PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE PART OF PROBLEMS, NEVER THE SOLUTION. IT PROBLEY SUX TO BE YOU ALL.
You have an amazing ability to grasp the obvious.
Does it occur to you their first language is not english Mr my only world is my own little bubble? What are you 12?
Whether the blog is fake or not is irrelevant. The whole issue is real and prevalent, and has to be stopped.
Who cares as long as it's working.
and the problem with stopping child weddings is.....? if this is fake and this is its aim..... I fail to see a problem with it.
Shitttt i am 57, a retired combat vet, an airborne recon ranger with two wars under my belt, and this shocked the s**t out of me. As a father of two girls, a brother to a female airforce captain, and as a son; this s**t is scary.
Wow, powerful!
And it doesn't matter what color she is! It brings awareness! !