King who banned teen sex will marry 17-year-old

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-king27.html

NHLANGANO, Swaziland -- King Mswati III has chosen a 17-year-old as his bride-to-be, selecting a teenager just a month after retreating from a campaign to encourage girls to wait until they are 18 to have sex.

An official in charge of traditional matters for the royal family said Sunday the chosen girl is Phindile Nkambule. Students at the private high school she had attended said they heard she was dropping out to marry the king.

In 2001, Mswati temporarily revived the ancient "umchwasho" rite, which bans sexual relations for girls younger than 18 in a bid to fight AIDS. But the rite was ridiculed as old-fashioned and unfairly focused on girls. In August, the king said he was ending the ban early. snip

Mswati, 37, has 12 wives, one other bride-to-be and 27 children.

[info being]

1. She's surely a virgin at least

Kind of worked out well for him I guess.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

2. Some things are constant. n/t

[Sannum]

3. good lord

:eyes:

[Mandate My Ass]

4. It's good to be the king...

eom

[lateo]

8. Beat me to it...

Pawn jump the queen!

[Mandate My Ass]

11. Best line of the entire movie

Gangbang! :evilgrin:

[sui generis]

5. there's a perfectly sensible reason for that

The main reason some cultures prefer to marry virgins, particularly in cultures that feature polygamy, is to reduce the opportunity for comparison.

tsk tsk.

:P

[gulfcoastliberal]

6. Sounds like your average republican. nt

[NNN0LHI]

7. Would average Christian fundy suffice?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4676173.stm

Swazi king rejects constitution

<snip>Thirty-seven-year-old King Mswati is a Christian and is Africa's last absolute monarch.

He is often criticised for having 12 wives and for his lavish spending, while most Swazis live in poverty and more than 30% are HIV positive.

[gulfcoastliberal]

12. Yep, probably one of Falwells best buds.

I bet they hang out, have bible sessions, buy diamonds together...

[rsmith6621]

9. Here is a picture of the Bride

[Poll_Blind]

10. I don't know if it's in the article but if you break it the fine is only..

...like 1 to 10 cows at the most. So the King can afford it. He's done this before and ponied up the bovines necessary to placate the law.

PB