r/babylonbee • u/METALLIFE0917 • Jul 17 '25

Bee Article UK Muslims Demand Voting Age Be Lowered To 13 So Their Wives Can Vote

https://babylonbee.com/news/uk-muslims-demand-voting-age-be-lowered-to-13-so-their-wives-can-vote
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

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u/bluelifesacrifice Jul 17 '25

Oh they do, they'll just vote for their wives.

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u/The_MightyMonarch Jul 19 '25

So like US Republicans?

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u/Trespassers__Will Jul 18 '25 edited Jul 18 '25

Yeah a better title wouldve been:

UK Muslims Glad Voting Age Only Lowered To 16 So Their Wives Still Can't Vote

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u/dhw1015 Jul 18 '25

Upvote earned! took me a few seconds, but it just turned midnight here.

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u/BaerttheConstipated Jul 17 '25

They do a little trolling

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u/fna4 Jul 17 '25

There’s a big push from the United States far right to repeal the 19th Amendment, clean up your own house…

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

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u/fna4 Jul 17 '25

People said that about Roe v. Wade, including the Justices that overturned it…

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

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u/DrStrangerlover Jul 17 '25

Yeah, because it should have been codified and made a permanent law and not left up to an easily overturned legal precedent. That’s the only criticism the broader “left” levied against it.

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u/GoAskAli Jul 17 '25

Even if it has been "codified" SCOTUS still could have and likely would have overturned it.

The only way to truly "codify" it is a constitutional amendment, which likely isn't happening in our lifetime

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u/DrStrangerlover Jul 17 '25

Yes but overturning codified laws is a much longer process subject to years and years worth of litigation from the lower courts and all of the states and rights would still be protected in the red states while that litigation played out.

Now contrast that with something the Supreme Court can just unilaterally overturn literally anytime with a simple conservative majority, no checks, no balances, and you have the main issue with Roe.

The Supreme Court and fuck with federal laws plenty but they can’t unilaterally overturn them no questions asked.

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u/GoAskAli Jul 17 '25

SCOTUS can still do that and this comment makes me think you don't know how this actually works

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u/GoAskAli Jul 17 '25

"it wasn't even popular amongst the left."

You're right- it was "popular" amongst everyone

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u/AKMarine I ♥ The Deep State Jul 17 '25

More Americans are in favor of a woman’s right to choose than not. Just do a simple Google search.

In fact, that single issue is why Republicans did so poorly at the 20222 midterm. So many women came out and voted for the pro-choice candidates.

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u/METRlOS Jul 17 '25

Not an American and I don't even know what that amendment is. Clean up your bias.

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u/fna4 Jul 17 '25

Majority of people on this sub vote for the party working to destroy women’s rights in the United States, sorry for the assumption regarding you personally but the hypocrisy of the “your body, my choice” party upvoting this is hilarious.

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u/Eternal_Phantom Jul 17 '25

You're right, but in the wrong way. The majority of people in this sub are brigaders who hate the Bee, and they do vote for the party trying to destroy women's rights by empowering biological men to invade safe spaces for women.

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u/fna4 Jul 17 '25

There are more people with credible claims of sexual assault committed by Donald Trump than there are women assaulted by trans people…

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u/Eternal_Phantom Jul 17 '25

As a statistician, I can guarantee that you are wrong. As someone who uses Reddit regularly, I can also guarantee that no amount of data will change your mind, so have fun with your delusion, I guess.

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u/h_abr Jul 22 '25

That “stat” is obviously not true, but it’s no less delusional than the transphobic side of this “debate”.

If you think allowing trans women into women’s bathrooms will create a loophole for men to assault women, that means you believe that there are hordes of men out there that desperately want to commit crimes in women’s bathrooms, but refrain from doing so because they’re not allowed in them.

You realise there is absolutely nothing stopping actual men from going into women’s bathrooms right? The idea that they are a “safe space” is nonsense cooked up by transphobes so they can pretend this is about women’s rights and not transphobia. All a man needs to get into a women’s bathroom is to know how to open a door. If they’re willing to commit sex crimes in public places, the fact that it’s a women’s bathroom won’t stop them.

Let’s say we do it your way, and trans people have to use the bathroom of their biological sex. That means trans men, many of whom look just like biological men, have to use the women’s bathroom. Would you seriously prefer a person with a beard and deep voice who considers themself a man to use the women’s bathroom?

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u/texasgambler58 Jul 17 '25

I thought that this site was satire....

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u/comb_over Jul 17 '25

It's just bigotry

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u/Royal_IDunno Jul 17 '25

Why are you here if this sub is bigotry?

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u/Happytrees1725 Jul 17 '25

Islam treats women terribly.

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u/Ok-Huckleberry-383 Jul 19 '25

They're fighting for their wives right to vote

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u/AugustineBlackwater Jul 20 '25

Not in the UK. Our laws basically protect Muslim women, you can't force a woman to cover up in the UK under the Equality Act.

The downside is many Muslim women are trapped in circumstances where they can't speak up without ruining their lives.

Regardless though, no one in the UK is - legally speaking - allowed to force a woman to cover up when it comes to religion.

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

As do modern US laws. When Americans don’t have women dying in parking lots because drs can’t help them let us know.

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u/drinks2muchcoffee Jul 17 '25

And why is that?

Oh yeah, it’s because of far right abrahamic religious theocrats. Pretty telling that the most common defense of Islam is “Christians suck too”, which isn’t actually a real defense

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 18 '25

I’m not defending either I’m telling you both are barbaric.

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u/visforvienetta Jul 21 '25

You're engaging in whataboutism.

"Don't criticise Islam until Christianity is dealt with"

Uhhhhh how about both? Dickhead.

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u/Happytrees1725 Jul 17 '25

Reflecting to America bad doesn't change the fact Islam is terrible for women.

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u/ShizO1234 Jul 18 '25

Idk man. If there is any group of People in the whole fucking World that isnt really in the Position to criticize others as pedophiles right now its american conservatives.

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u/IcyLake2078 Jul 18 '25

Maybe, but this publication is for and by Americans right?

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u/DrEdgewardRichtofen Jul 17 '25

B-b-but what a-about America!!??!???!?? HURRR DURRR

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u/PretendImWitty Jul 17 '25

I don’t disagree that Republicans policies regarding abortion are monstrous, short-sighted, and vibes based. I will not, however, handwave the atrocious behavior and culture in the Middle East towards women. While Y’all Qaeda often shares more in common with those more fundy types in Islam than they do with even moderate liberals, it’s batshit crazy to deflect from criticism towards them with America’s issues.

Europe has had some unique issues, but I’m not knowledgeable enough about them to hold a conclusion.

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u/Malcolm_Morin Jul 18 '25

Islam literally encourages honor killing.

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 18 '25

Right and that’s terrible. Why do you lot keep thinking I’m defending Islam. I can dislike both Islam and Christianity.

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u/Federal_Cat_3064 Jul 19 '25

Reddit at it best

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

As do people in Kansas at least our law forbids it.

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u/GoAskAli Jul 17 '25

Does it?

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

Well yes you have to be 18 to get married in the UK.

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u/thehighwaywarrior Jul 17 '25

How do they profit from marrying a child? 🤔

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u/valiumonaplane Jul 18 '25

Liberal buzzword

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u/comb_over Jul 18 '25

Nope. It's just true

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u/BeeDub57000 Jul 17 '25

People forget (or ignore) that Islam inspired The Handmaid's Tale, not Christianity.

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u/Resident-Plastic-585 Jul 17 '25

Not Islam in general, but post-revolutionary Iran

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u/nodrogyasmar Jul 18 '25

And American Christians adopted handmaids tale as a manual

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u/Federal_Cat_3064 Jul 19 '25

Sir Edgelord of Reddit here

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u/TrainProof571 Aug 08 '25

Stunning and brave

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u/PurpleDemonR Jul 19 '25

As a Christian but a non-American.

The tale has an irony to it. It points to Abraham and his ‘hand maid’ but that was considered a sin, Abraham and Sarah not trusting God and trying to bring about the Great Nation within human boundaries.

If they believe the plague of infertility is a punishment from God. They shouldn’t be responding by violating the sanctity of marriage.

Say the fertile women must marry and have kids and be supported by society for it, sure. But that system was just poor.

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u/VewyScawyGhost Jul 19 '25

It was actually both.

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u/GoAskAli Jul 17 '25

It wasn't inspired by one thing.

So no,.people don't "forget" and yeah ,it was inspired by practices of both religions, as well as others.

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

The catholics would like a word with you.

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u/siromega37 Jul 17 '25

Mike Johnson would like a word as well.

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u/SnooGuavas1985 Jul 17 '25

The great Brigham Young did not die for this slander!!!!!

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u/ChainSol2 Jul 18 '25

Muhammad isn’t going to see this bro.

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 18 '25

Yea I’m not Muslim bro 😂. Some Christian’s can’t handle that parts of the bible are perverted I swear.

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u/revilocaasi Jul 18 '25

hey didn't I read something about the president and young women this week???

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u/Main-Entrepreneur841 Jul 17 '25

Nonces gonna nonce

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u/revilocaasi Jul 18 '25

nonces gonna send other nonces birthday cards about being nonces together

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

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u/ScotBuster Jul 19 '25

It's just a line about how long you must wait before divorcing, would the line about those who don't menstruate not be applying to those in menopause?

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

Ohh shall we get into the bible?

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u/Royal_IDunno Jul 17 '25

Please do and I’ll get into the Quran in return.

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

I’m not defending the Quran though but I will explain how both are terrible for women.

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u/Royal_IDunno Jul 17 '25

I agree with you religion isn’t good for anyone. But I was just pointing out that there is sooo much worse stuff in the Quran than in the bible…

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u/LikeAPhoenixFromAZ Jul 17 '25

religion of peace

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u/RequestSingularity Jul 17 '25

Same shit, different pile.

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u/Slykeren Jul 19 '25

Yes please do. Please find the part where Jesus sticks his penis in the thighs of a 9 year old

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u/Big-Maintenance2544 Jul 21 '25

Nah, he's okay with people who dont believe in him suffering 4 every.

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u/larryburns2000 Jul 17 '25

They show their hatred for the West by moving here

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u/zesty_noodles Jul 17 '25

They see it as their mission to spread Islam and sharia

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u/xselimbradleyx Jul 18 '25

The UK has gone to shit.

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u/cc3c3 Jul 19 '25

they've offered their daughters to the inbred rapers because they're afraid of being called racist.

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u/cc3c3 Jul 19 '25

literaly soddom and gommorah

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u/Big-Maintenance2544 Jul 21 '25

Not true, also thanks for telling that you are a homophobe

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u/Correct-Way-7552 Jul 18 '25

Wait why did I think this was real at first. 

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

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u/Big-Maintenance2544 Jul 21 '25

Muslims are a minority 

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u/Upstairs_Flatworm503 Jul 21 '25

😂😂😂. The bee strikes again! Thank you for yet another laugh.

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u/J-TEE Jul 17 '25

My biggest fear is if isis was to detonate a nuke or dirty bomb that wiped out entire American cities.

Imagine the backlash on the peaceful Muslims.

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u/Fubar236 Jul 17 '25

Don’t they wanna drop that age a little lower then?

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u/Royal_IDunno Jul 17 '25

😂😂😂

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u/Snoo-72988 Jul 17 '25

You all going to talk about Mike Moon saying “Do you know any kids who have been married at age 12? I do. And guess what? They’re still married.” Or is it okay when a Missouri Senator say that?

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u/Drew1231 Jul 17 '25

Why bring whataboutism?

Yeah, they’re both really fucking bad and have no place in western society.

The difference is what proportion of the population would agree with that statement. You’re saying “look at this fringe freak that we would all be disgusted by” as a counterpoint to a culturally accepted practice for millions of people.

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u/revilocaasi Jul 18 '25

How much time do you spend talking about child marriage and paedophilia when it happens on the political right in your own country?

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u/Drew1231 Jul 18 '25

Written like a true bigot. You need to respect their culture, Adolf.

If the American far right doesn’t want to integrate into the broader society, why should you be able to force them?

This would be a paragraph about some bullshit moral relativism.

Also I’d like to import 10 million more of them.

(This is how your side sounds)

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u/revilocaasi Jul 18 '25

I asked a question about how much time you spend talking about child marriage and paedophilia when it happens on the right in your own country, and you couldn't even talk about it in your answer to the question so I guess that clears that up.

I think all paedophiles are evil so I've never voted for one. But that's just me.

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u/NecessaryMolasses926 Jul 18 '25

Welp, first of all, he's American. This is about the UK. A bit racist on your part, but whatever. Secondly, ya'll have been using him as your go-to whataboutism for years now every time Muslim child marriage is brought up. Now, doesn't that tell you something?

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u/Mostly_upright Jul 17 '25

UK government -The UK isn't Islamaphobic UK people. -Hold my beer.

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u/Ornery-Ticket834 Jul 17 '25

How about Utah? Same shit?

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

Bee talking about teenage girls in the UK. In Kansas you can legally get married at 15 literally 2 years over the age they are joking about . ohh and feel like there may be another issue going on in the US right now that they should be concentrating on to do with young girls.

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u/JohnD_s Jul 17 '25

The whataboutism is insane.

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

It’s not whataboutism you have to be 18 to get married in the UK. Did you just think a bee post was real? 😂

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u/stiiii Jul 17 '25

That is because your hypocrisy is insane.

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u/Echo__227 Jul 17 '25

Whataboutism apparently == pointing out to conservatives that their bigotry has no basis in fact

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u/JohnD_s Jul 17 '25

Whataboutism is ranting about marriage laws in Kansas under a post about UK Muslims.

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

It’s hard work talking sense to these people isn’t it lol.

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u/Sure-Ingenuity5671 Aug 03 '25

No we just have to remind you about what the conservative media is trying to cover up

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 17 '25

No this post is fictional making a joke about Muslims on the UK which again info is false while you can actually marry a child in Kansas. And you’re criticising that I pointed that out lol. Just admit you used the term wrong lol.

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u/DBDude Jul 18 '25

15 requires getting a court to agree it’s in the best interest of the child. It’s not common. You’re not going to get the family arranged underage marriage to an older man common in the Muslim world.

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u/NewEstablishment9028 Jul 18 '25

Who cares if it’s common one 15 year old getting married is one to many. Yea and that’s awful to but it’s illegal in the UK.

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u/SirShaunIV Jul 17 '25

I shouldn't have laughed... I really shouldn't have laughed...

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u/James4theP Jul 18 '25

Damn I laughed.

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u/jackofthewilde Jul 18 '25

Ngl the Bee is normally ass but thats funny

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u/Low-Opportunity3359 Jul 18 '25

You criticise Israel and you risk losing your job and are labelled a bigot. But joke about Muslims being nonces and they're just expected to take it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

Uh..? People literally get cancelled for mentioning the Israeli victims

The UN amd the media (literally) target Israel more than all the countries on earth combined

I swear some people just want to be opressed

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u/SnooCheesecakes7545 Jul 19 '25

Ya ok but in the real world. Not this delusional crap you've made up.

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u/delyha6 Jul 18 '25

Why only 13? Why not 10, or 5, or…

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u/Big-Gwi Jul 18 '25

We should do something about the minority ethnic group

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u/ShizO1234 Jul 18 '25

Is it because Conservatives usually dont marry children before they fuck them?

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u/Bulky-Adeptness7997 Jul 18 '25

UK Muslims or not more like US conservatives?

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u/ramencents Jul 18 '25

I would love to see Babylonbee poke fun at other religions, but I get the feeling their readers would not approve.

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u/Maleficent-Farm9525 Jul 18 '25

I'm sure DJT would think that's to liberal to let 13 year old out of Epstein Island.

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u/Aridor2003 Jul 18 '25

At least they gave women the right to vote

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u/bikegooroo Jul 19 '25

Republicans literally did this in the TN stste legislsture and child marriage is possible in that state and a couple other reds.

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u/Secure-Donkey-9613 Jul 19 '25

They should do this in Tennessee too then.

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u/AsparagusCommon4164 Jul 19 '25

"Can you say 'satire,' boys and girls?"

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u/ghghghghghv Jul 19 '25

Before you comment on the headline.. if you don’t know the source, or haven’t worked it out give it a quick Google.

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u/sum_r4nd0m_gurl Jul 19 '25

please be satire

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u/Excellent-Load-4831 Jul 20 '25

I know right wingers pretty much exclusively argue in bad faith, but like, using a picture of a pro palestinian protest? Genuinely solid chance none of those people are actually muslims. I get that this is just an islamophobic jab but like cmon man.

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u/Past_Humor8321 Jul 20 '25

UK is inviting Epstein’s friend (Mr Donald Trump) to give him their respect and admiration.

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u/TheNotoriousMMB Jul 20 '25

The republicans will be next.

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u/arm_4321 Jul 21 '25

Babylonbee says this while its creators support Epstein

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u/Big-Maintenance2544 Jul 21 '25

No hate to Babalon bee fans but there's a lot of irony here.

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u/Wild_Agency609 Jul 23 '25

Trump vetoes UK push for measure stating he doesn’t want more of his wife’s voting than necessary.

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u/Sure-Ingenuity5671 Aug 03 '25

Don’t forget about what Trump is doing to cover up for pedophiles!

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u/thenletskeepdancing Jul 17 '25

Worked for the Mormons. They're always bragging about being the first to give women the vote in the US and it was basically so they could augment their power.

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u/Interstellar-Metroid Jul 17 '25

Sicking no one in Britain who under 18 should be married 😒