Writing Arguments

Stephanie Adams
(Professor) Brandy Wilson
(Chapter 2)
Topic: Kissing Cousins

First, of all I believe becoming romantically involved with an family member or first cousin is no differently from same sex romantic relationship. Due to the fact most people have grew up differently then the next person or individual. I grew up in a world where there was slavery, and a lot of our family members back in the 1960’s were forced to be with an cousin, or an brother and sister. Due to the fact most of them were separated from one another as a child. Of course it has been a cousin or two that I may have had an crush on. But, I know we couldn’t crossed those boundaries , so eventually the emotions or feeling would go away.

Again , I would say due to the jealous of our parents who raised us or bought us into the world causes a lot of kissing cousins relationships. Because so many family are stuck on greed, and never want to have family gatherings or functions that way we are able to meet one another’s side of the family, so if we don’t communicate as a family it’s almost impossible to know who are your family members are. When families don’t want to get together. So it’s not our fault, if you are in a ‘’not knowing situation.’’

Personally I couldn’t imagine myself falling in love with my first cousin, especially if I know that’s my cousin. I would feel a certain type of way. I mean it’s wrong, just like same sex marriages. People are actually parading around like dating family members and same sex marriages are okay. Due, to certain religion of mind, and how often I read the bible god says it in the bible that it’s wrong. So due to my respect for the lord, I am going to do what’s right in the holy name of Jesus. A lot times people really don’t want to know about their family tree, because of the guilt and shame of knowing others have been down that road of kissing cousins.

In fact, you say marriage is illegal in 24 states. Why not all states? Being the reasons laws have changed already because they are making gay marriages’ legal in some states now. So in a few more years I think our society is going to be all messed up. Because, family members going to say hey it’s okay if we get married or it’s okay we have a family knowing that your mother and your dad are sister’s and brother’s. Due to the fact, the government is saying it’s okay for women to married another women. Or it’s okay for man to be with another man. When deep down, the President, all politicians, governments, states and whom ever else is involved know that it is wrong.

There is a stigma on cousins getting married because it is in humane and it goes against the laws of human nature. I mean think about what other family members would say if they found out if another brother’s son is getting married to his sister’s daughter. It would be a total disaster and chaos between both families. It wouldn’t be just incest but a violation of all family values. Sometimes it is rare to find true love, but it should be with someone whom is not related to you. You will always have a pyromaniac in the family, who just doesn’t care. Due to how they were raised as a individual.

Some people need to go back and trace their roots and heritage, due to family members that have passed on and have not lived to be able to tell us the stories. You have to be a determined person in your group of family members, I mean educate ones who don’t know. Try to minimize these types of stigmas between families. We must point out that our efforts here today are not for vanity but for survival. For ourselves , our fore fathers/parents, our children and our American future!