Polygamy: Oppressive or Sensible?
Today our boss suggested that we ought to cover the new HBO series “Big Love” in the next issue of our magazine. All you need to know about our audience is that they’re typically non-cable viewing, conservative Christians. This explains why most of my co-workers thought this was a bad idea to begin with, even though we did review the movie Garden State in a recent issue.
Still, to be fully educated before giving our boss the thumbs down, the editor decided it might be a wise idea to check out some of the clips featured at the “Big Love” website. After lunch, she and two other co-workers checked out a four-minute spot. The cries of “eeewww” and “disgusting!” could be heard all the way down the hall near my cubicle.
What is the big deal? Maybe I live in a morality-free zone, but polygamy is more intriguing than disgusting. I reserve disgusting for situations such as last week, when my dog pooped out a tampon. Whole. That is disgusting. Polygamy is just one more model of family life to add to the mix. And I’ll bet it runs the gamut, just the same way that most “normal” marriages work. Some polygamists are probably strict adherents to the “headship” model, while others may be more egalitarian.
I can see why it makes more sense to have many women and a few men. Most men I know require more care and feeding than most of the women I know. And they have more active sex drives. Women tend to be satisfied with a wide variety of relationships. Children need lots of attention and care, so why not have several women (or several men, for that matter) watching them?
Is it a paradox that I am not so offended by the idea of polygamy (or the idea that there’s a show about it on HBO) but am a pretty strong womanist? Well, I still sleep at night. Albeit, alone.
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