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You're right, I could have worded that better. I was trying to battle the stigma that polyamory is sanctioned infidelity.
by voidwtf 3y ago
You're right, I could have worded that better. I was trying to battle the stigma that polyamory is sanctioned infidelity.
- hitekker 3y ago"Sanctioned infidelity" is not a stigma, it's a reality. While a select few may practice as they preach, most would rather a license that enables them to cheat without social consequence. The NYTimes marketed polyamory-as-cheating in a highly visible article way back when: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/magazine/is-an-open-marriage-a-happier-marriage.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/magazine/is-an-open-marri... It drew some backlash from the few happy polyamorous couples who were interviewed and didn't fit that reality: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-representation-worksor-doesnt_b_59179e37e4b00ccaae9ea39d https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-representation-worksor-do...
- voidwtf 3y agoIt appears that you're simultaneously admitting that the article excluded information that did not fit the narrative they wanted as well as using it in your own narrative? It sounds like the article has issues like the threads article. I believe stigma is a function of societal views and norms. In America anything besides the nuclear family with a married male and female parent is still stigmatized. I believe we can largely thank religious influence for that. Stigma is a reality, and the stigma I was referring to was that anything besides that male<->female relationship is often deemed incompatible with "moral" living.