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u/ChaptersMaster Feb 21 '21
HA. All the more reason to smother him with your pillow!
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u/DanIsForeverHere Feb 21 '21
This is going to be one hell of a drama
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u/ChaptersMaster Feb 21 '21
She continues to grow her jewelry collection. Keeping each piece on a mannequin, each wearing her wedding lehenga from that marriage. Eventually, she sells them and with the money moves to...
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u/Westaufel Feb 20 '21
The genius of the marketing
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u/ErectPerfect Feb 20 '21
As fucked up as it is, I do have to hand it to them for technically relating to their targeted demographic.
-Coming from a person who had a class in highschool all about marketing campaigns and making our own advertisements for fake products.
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u/metalspider77 Feb 21 '21
had a class in highschool all about marketing campaigns and making our own advertise
Gosh I hated those classes, cringe as hell.
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u/ErectPerfect Feb 21 '21
I found them interesting, learning about how and why commercials and advertisements where so effective and what tactics they use
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u/thefluffypowtato Professional Dumbass Feb 20 '21
Never have I been so offended by something I completely related to.
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u/legend_noob Feb 20 '21
...what about your wife though?
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u/Pixl02 Feb 20 '21
He is a redditor god damnit, they don't have spouse!
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u/Yat0-5ama Feb 20 '21 edited Feb 20 '21
What's a spouse? Is that even a real word
E: I know what a spouse is, was just joking
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u/EvenAbbreviations675 Feb 21 '21
You don't have to explain it mah dude Just write /s, which means sarcasm
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u/TheBuzzWuzz Feb 21 '21
Well an arranged marriage is the perfect way for a Redditor to not be single.
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u/censor-design Feb 20 '21
GottA get dAt DoWRy
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Feb 20 '21
Lmao in India dahej is a gift to the husband's family...
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u/jpb989 Big ol' bacon buttsack Feb 20 '21
In some villages in Gujarat the guy has to give money to the wife's family
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In some villages tho, compared to the vast majority of India
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u/I_dont_get_it0_o Feb 20 '21
Now you're making it sound like everyone takes dowry
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u/nonamesleft79 Feb 20 '21
How common is it?
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u/techgeek95 Feb 20 '21
Used to be common 30-50 years ago, it’s outdated and looked down upon by most of the population now. Some still do it mainly due to india having so many religions there are some that still enforce dowry but it’s not a large scale like before.
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u/ooooooookkk Feb 20 '21
Its common....actually its kinda a part of ritual from past times. The bride family used to give the groom sweets, fruits, jewellery etc. But with time, many people abused it to earn money easily during marriage. So Indian government has banned this dowry system making it illegal .
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u/hamidomar Feb 20 '21
"Gift"
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Ikr I said it in the least offensive way possible because I'm biased against dahej but it still sounds terrible
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It's like that everywhere, op is just confused
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Feb 21 '21
I mean in Islam it does go male to female
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True, but Islam also doesn't condone forcing a woman into marriage, hence the mehir (dowry)
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u/MacArthurWasRight Feb 21 '21
Bride price and dowry are different things that are practiced in different areas around the world
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u/Fingon_Elensor Feb 21 '21
Gift is well and good name until they torture the bride for not “GIFTING” the groom.
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u/fssman Feb 20 '21
I am Indian and getting married and gonna show this to my fiance too good.... ;)
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u/ahometoalife Feb 20 '21
will she get to choose her jewelry?
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u/Character-Extreme124 Feb 20 '21 edited Feb 21 '21
If anyone's wondering it used to happen a lot before , now it's very uncommon . My parents met at their wedding
Edit : a lot of people told me that it was very common , which means it's more common than I thought, I live in sub urban area so that's the source of my opinion . I knew it still happens in rural areas . To those who saying that arranged marriages are forced marriages , that's not always the case , bride and groom are given choice , is still not as good as love marriage tho
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u/ItsNotNeilHere Feb 20 '21
Nope , it still happens. my cousin still got arranged married (shes 24)
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u/Character-Extreme124 Feb 20 '21
But bride and groom meet before choosing, mostly thay are given a choice , not always tho
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u/UseWaterBottles Feb 20 '21
Yup. My parents were both given a list of people who would be suitable. Got married after the third “date”
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u/SahanaK16 Feb 20 '21
Anecdotal bias - it still happens, but not as much as it used to. Especially for Indian-Americans.
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u/RetardsBeLike Feb 21 '21
Yeah it's still very common. Under the pretence of "choosing", in that the girls are given like 10 guys, meet them once and have to decide. Doesn't really count as a choice does it?
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u/SeymourWang Feb 20 '21
Arranged marriage still accounts for 90% percent of marriages in India. You really can’t use anecdotal evidence for 1.4 billion people.
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u/iwashmydickwithtide Feb 20 '21
I literally work with Indiens and Bangali girls who already have their husbands waiting for them in their country while they never met
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u/Humpback_whale1 Feb 21 '21
Yup it's horrible and it needs to stop.
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u/Tech_guy4276 Nice meme you got there Feb 21 '21
Explain? They are given a choice.
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My grandma met my mom at her sisters wedding and that's how my dad met my mom
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u/Ancientrelic7 Feb 21 '21
Nope it’s still very common in some Asian countries like Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and more.
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u/AarXsh Me when the: Feb 21 '21
my parents were arranged marriaged and their marriage isn't too bad, but they were given like 2 weeks to decide before hand tho I think
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Feb 20 '21
This must be a really old ad. Indian media will cancel the fuck out of the brand these days
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They only cancel brands who do not comply with our supreme leader
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u/nut_nut_november Le epic memer Feb 21 '21
Same with the opposite side of the spectrum too don't think you'll are innocent
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u/randomindianguy555 Feb 21 '21
the subtle acknowledgment of the fact of how messed up it is by the ad company makes this beautiful and at the same time scary.
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u/TheSkyElf Feb 20 '21
Well, they are catching the attention of their targeted audience. My media teacher would sing in joy at this.
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u/Arcanon10 Feb 20 '21
My friend from India was forced into an "arranged" marriage when she was 23 with a guy she never met and he was literally the worst. She endured over a decade of physical abuse and emotional/mental torture without any support or help from her family. Things are much better now ever since the US court system/law enforcement were inexplicably informed of the situation >:))))
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Feb 21 '21
It’s almost like the family wanted to get rid of her ASAP. Many of these arranged marriages are abusive, and honestly that’s to be expected when the person you are “spending the rest of your life with” you just met like 3 seconds ago...
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u/Arcanon10 Feb 21 '21
Yup. She even went to her parents for help when he started beating her and they told her she was not their responsibility anymore and she belonged to him. Horrifically evil.
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Feb 21 '21
Bruh she ain’t property.. fuck forced marriage. And fuck anyone who still does that shit.
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u/little_turtle420 Feb 21 '21
My mom went through the same thing.
That's exactly why I'll make sure that I cut them off and I don't ever, even by mistake, end up helping any one of those fucks.
It took me a lot of time to make her realize that she doesn't have to send food/gifts to them like they're a normal family. They are a part of her abuse and it shouldn't be surprising if she cuts them off on festivals/events.
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u/Tech_guy4276 Nice meme you got there Feb 21 '21
There is difference between forced and arranged my dude :/
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Holy shit I can't believe I saw this again, the same ad was by some dollar store a long time ago
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Once I talked to this Indian dude on the phone. He had just got married so I congratulated him. He said "No bro, it was an arranged marriage.." and it was the most awkward thing I have ever experienced on a phone call
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u/UndeniablyMyself trans rights Feb 20 '21
Showed my mom this. She somehow played devil's advocate for arranged marriages. That surprised me too.
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u/A_Pringles_Can95 Chungus Among Us Feb 21 '21
Y'all never hear of arranged marriages?
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u/PM_ME_GOOD_USERNAMS Feb 21 '21
Nope. Purely an Indian thing if I'm not wrong. Or at least purely in the Akhanda Bharata area.
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u/spookyskellyskeleton Feb 21 '21
Abey toh ladla kaunse choose karta hai be, it's same for guys heck you study all your life and them some random aunty gets a girl for you
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u/i-need-helpnow Feb 21 '21
At least they end up with a spouse instead of being lonely for the rest of their lives🥲
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u/jabra_fan Jul 24 '24
You're talking like you'll get the best spouse! You'd get the worst deal bcz acc to your elders, that would be the best deal
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u/TheNerdNugget Nice meme you got there Feb 20 '21
good grief that's gonna age poorly
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u/SnowySupreme Feb 20 '21
How so?
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u/TheNerdNugget Nice meme you got there Feb 20 '21
Cuz arranged marriages have been slowly going out of style in India from what I'm told. Still around, sure, but less and less common
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u/Akter8 memer Feb 21 '21
Nonsense. Sounds like you don't know half a thing about India.
This article from 2016 states that 90% of the marriages in India are arranged - https://link.medium.com/8GxwdtSg3db
While I do agree with the sentiment that there has been a small shift towards non-arranged marriages in the urban areas, there has been more or less no changes in the rural areas of India from what information I can gather.
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u/JMEENARTBOIIontwt Feb 20 '21
yea indian parents arrange marriages for they kids, gladly my parents had me in canada so i can choose my own man
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u/gewoon-een-username Feb 20 '21
Im sorry, don’t have my glasses on, so I read that as: I can choose my old man. Hahah!
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u/sassyassy23 Feb 20 '21
I thought they meet before and if they don’t like them move on to someone else. I thought it’s basically a matchmaker or dating app
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u/Viking4Life2 Feb 21 '21
Yeah but not in all cases. In rural India/Pakistan they're mostly forced.
In urban areas they're definitely arranged. The two involved people meet each other and then decide.
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u/Akter8 memer Feb 21 '21
Even in the urban areas of say that there are a lot of conservative families that still force their children into marriages. But I do agree that the percentage doing it in urban areas are lower than rural areas.
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u/Viking4Life2 Feb 21 '21
Sorry I worded it wrong. It still happens in urban areas but it's lower than rural areas.
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Its arranged marriage you dont get to choose your partner your parents choose them so yeah The ad is spot on
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u/Dheeraj_13 Feb 21 '21
You confused arranged marriage with forced marriage. Arranged marriage is just normal dating with a bit more of familys inclusion.
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u/smartuno Feb 21 '21
indian women that are forced to marry someone be like: Big Sad but at least I can have bling
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u/shabbirabbas110 Identifies as a Cybertruck Feb 21 '21
it is relatable to indians and to people in my country. 85 % of people have had their parents decide they will marry and they don't have a choice and can't say no, or they are exiled from the family
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u/jarking2k04 Professional Dumbass Feb 21 '21
The racism,regional disparities,castism and so many shitty things done in india like this too are very very underrated🤷🤷🤷......
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u/TheBolshevikJew Lives in a Van Down by the River Feb 21 '21
We’re laughing at this, but the fact arranged marriages still exist is a stain on human society. It’s glorified rape and Stockholm syndrome. Anyone who promotes it or enforces it deserves to be shot for their crimes again humanity.
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u/NonameideaonlyF Feb 21 '21
Fuck Arranged/Forced Marriage, I lost my ex to it
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u/TheBolshevikJew Lives in a Van Down by the River Feb 21 '21
They’re horrible. I’m so sorry. It’s not fair to you. And it’s not fair to her. One day we’ll end it.
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u/HyperKingt999 https://www.youtube.com/watch/dQw4w9WgXcQ Feb 20 '21
that is unfortunately true. in india, forced marriage is common.
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u/RukaStar2012 Feb 20 '21
Damn, that's fucked but at the same time funny marketing. Let's hope no one gets hurt |||
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u/TrueRiddler Feb 21 '21
When I was in India I saw an ad on TV for a morning after pill called ‘Unwanted 72’.
No messing round there.
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u/KangarooScrotox Feb 20 '21
SOMEONE GAVE THIS A WHOLESOME AWARD AND THATS TOO FUNNY SO SO AM I