cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/lgbtq_plus/p/1184160/why-niger-explicitly-criminalising-asexuality-is-significant-to-everyone-regardless-of-ident

To understand Nigers asexuality criminalisation, we should see this law as part of a bigger – and growing – global trend among conservatives about 'traditional families'

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[–] 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

It's a proxy for "why aren't you married and having kids?" Niger usually has one of the highest fertility rates per woman, which is a troubling way to measure that.

Source: lived there for years. People take "be fruitful and multiply" very literally.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 week ago* (6 children)

    Neat, a first-hand source! What else should we know about Niger, beyond the statistics?

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    How do you guys pronounce Niger? Does it sound French, or is there an other pronounciation to it?

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  • [–] 7 points 6 days ago*

    In Niger, everyone says "nee-zhair." That's how I've always said it. There's a Niger state in Nigeria, and that one always pronounced "nay-jer"

    FWIW, in Nigeria, shorthand for "Nigerian" is Naija, pronounced "nay-ja" as one would expect.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    Can you do Nigeria? It's basically the same without the ia. If not try, ni like bi in bisexual + ger like Germany.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

    The ger in Nigeria is more like "jeer". Exact vowels vary a lot across the language, but Germany isn't exactly the same as Jeermany in American English or Nigerian English, and I'm pretty sure not in RP either.

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