Maybe we should reconsider it. The institution that is. Possibly outlaw it and make it punishable by death.
And I had formerly thought the world of the Iliad (Briseis, Chryseis, etc.) was largely done with. And thankfully so, I should add. Apparently I was wrong. In truth, it looks like:
Kidnapping young girls has long been part of the marriage custom in Ethiopia. The United Nations estimates that more than 70 percent of marriages in Ethiopia are by abduction, practiced in rural areas where most of the country’s 71 million people live.
What the hell is the value in such a “marriage”? Here is one point where I am going to say, “I don’t want to understand your society’s customs or your reasons for what you do. You’re just wrong. Shut up and change. There will be no discussion on this.”
Words cannot express my disapproval.