It is disturbing to see the media's growing acceptance of polygamous marriages.
Polygamous marriages exist. The media has been reflecting that. What is wrong with that?
Although often denied by those within a bigamous marriage, women in these situations are not treated the same as men.
This is a broad brush. There are women who freely choose a polygynous situation.
Our Western culture's emphasis on freedom has made us hesitant to judge any other culture or lifestyle.
Where is the harm is letting people have the freedom to marry?
Yet, by doing so we have allowed groups of people to believe that women are inferior to men.
I support gender equality and marriage equality. They go hand in hand.
It is equally appalling that the police have stated that they avoid prosecuting these types of relationships.
Why should the police get involved when consenting adults choose a life together? We know the letter writer doesn’t want people to have that freedom, but she hasn’t given as a reason why.
Yes, there are dangers out there that may keep police busy, but allowing these lifestyles is teaching our society to accept the subservient role of women.
It seems to me that if you have two or more women and one man, then the women are collectively going to have more power than the man. They may choose not to exercise that power. But I suspect Marsha would still oppose polygamy even if it was two men and two women.
How often do the media show relationships of one woman with three men?
Not often enough. (I think we may have found Marsha's true desire.) But how many of those relationships exist? Marsha may see the women in the news as subservient, but what she sees is a function of cultural elements other than being able to marry more than one person. She has not made a good case for denying this freedom to marry.
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