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@Elmemnon @kiby Here stateside we call it "toxic masculinity" and "the cult of purity". But, effectively what kiby said.
I get @miyako19 POV, though, in my case, I don't mind it so long as it is consensual by all parties (polyamourous relationships). One big issue I tend to have with polygamy is the typically "male"-centric vantage point. One almost never sees a woman with multiple husbands. There's one story I read about a "King" who was female and who had multiple "concubines" (hubbies). It's a riot. I joke that I don't mind "equal-opportunity polygamy", but in general, I don't think many cases are truly consensual. If they were, then I don't see an ethics issue because it ultimately comes down to consensual loving relations between people. But I don't expect the vast majority of people are going to be up for that. Hence, I expect the number of these relationships to be minimal. That said, I don't ethically exclude the possibility.
I get @miyako19 POV, though, in my case, I don't mind it so long as it is consensual by all parties (polyamourous relationships). One big issue I tend to have with polygamy is the typically "male"-centric vantage point. One almost never sees a woman with multiple husbands. There's one story I read about a "King" who was female and who had multiple "concubines" (hubbies). It's a riot. I joke that I don't mind "equal-opportunity polygamy", but in general, I don't think many cases are truly consensual. If they were, then I don't see an ethics issue because it ultimately comes down to consensual loving relations between people. But I don't expect the vast majority of people are going to be up for that. Hence, I expect the number of these relationships to be minimal. That said, I don't ethically exclude the possibility.
