polyamory & feminism

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  What makes you say that? Most polyamory societies and situation are usually biased towards the men aren't they?

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  You may be thinking more polygamy (man with many wives) not polyamory?

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  I.e polyamory allows a woman the choice in who she shares relationships or sexual intimacy wit, without the restriction of non-monogamy expectations & husbands "ownership" or exclusivity ;)

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  *with not wit

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  Feminists would support it...two women to do the housework...excellent

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  Yes I understand. Still think it's probably geared more towards what a male may like in practise. Feminism is about a woman's choice and I am not sure how many women would choose to have polyamory relationships. And by that I mean strong relationships where you may be in love with more than one person. Male or female or maybe both. Or that your partner may be In love with someone else or at least love other people. But I like the idea. :) Otherwise having a few friends with benefits or the older term of casual dating a few people is becoming the norm. Sure the feminist movement has had a positive impact on the polyamory world but at the end of the day most women wouldn't choose it I don't think.

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  Well being a man I would have to say no, yet historians may say other things. Dont think that feminism had much effect on the number of people that we love. Feminism is not only a modern aberration. I think that its a question of matriarchal or patriarchal civilization and some will say that we swing each way about ever 50 years or less.A sexually free culture gives a lot of power to women and there sexuality. Feminism in my view, (humbly ladies LOL) is much more about economic power then sexual power. Do not see a connection with polygamy. Maybe just the expression of it, we are after all the same humans that walked the earth many eons ago, with the same desire and the same mind.

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  though,it is not a coincidence that the notion of ''free love'' ,Flower Power,and sexual liberation came into being in the late sixties and early seventies.This was at the same time as Betty Friedan,Germaine Greer,and Gloria Steinem were at the forefront of the Women's Liberation Movement....

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  Quoting 'Freya77' Feminists would support it...two women to do the housework...excellentLove your thinking Freya!!

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  Quoting 'Freya77' though,it is not a coincidence that the notion of ''free love'' ,Flower Power,and sexual liberation came into being in the late sixties and early seventies.This was at the same time as Betty Friedan,Germaine Greer,and Gloria Steinem were at the forefront of the Women's Liberation Movement.... Yes! Women burnt their bras and got their tits out... to use wherever they wished!Polyamory can actually be dated back to the 1840's renaissance period where women had many lovers.Also, you also may know this already Freya, but the Goddess Frejya is the Goddess of Sexuality who although deeply loved her husband also had many lovers ;) Sounds cool to me :)

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  RHP User

  12 years ago

  And my thoughts on feminism are that it gives power to women in EVERY part of their life and society... whether it be economic, political, personal, professional or sexual and more to the point fights the suppression of their equality by men using their power. To me it should be about a balance... where all, whether male or female, have the equal rights and choices (AND PAY!!). I have been a feminist for over 10 years, and despite many assumptions, i am not a butch, bra burning, man hating lesbian with hairy armpits... but i must also say that i discovered polyamory through my natural journey of finding my feminine power and sexploration. (now I wait for the opinions to hit full force after this post.. hahahaha)I probably should have said at the start too - that I am the wife of the couple.

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