As a person of middle eastern descent, I can confirm that my family tree gets complicated several generations back. That said, while taboo, procreating with a distant cousin actually isn’t that detrimental (I’m not necessarily defending or supporting it). Your first cousin is a different story though.

As a person of middle eastern descent, I can confirm that my family tree gets complicated several generations back. That said, while taboo, procreating with a distant cousin actually isn’t that detrimental. Your first cousin is a different story though.