I think you're damn right. People associate "polygamy" with some seriously screwed-up shit, which is why people had to hammer together a chimaera of a word from Greek and Latin to cover the non-crazy version of many lovers.
Sometimes I wonder if the problems the LDS church has with its support of women stem from not being entirely clear on what "women's rights" means. From what they juxtapose with their earnest insistence that the church is "pro-women," they seem to think that equality means that we all notice that women sure do a lot to help their children grow up (they never mention women who don't have children, because women are defined through their children, it seems), and give them a few more compliments on how beautiful and virtuous they are. So basically, the LDS concept of "women's rights" looks a lot like a pat on the head for following the men's orders, and a definition of them only in relationship to other people (good daughter, good wife, good mother). But they don't see that; apparently just noticing women is a big damn step for them.
Yeah, I've clearly lived in Utah too long, myself. ;)
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Date: 2008-04-19 10:08 pm (UTC)Sometimes I wonder if the problems the LDS church has with its support of women stem from not being entirely clear on what "women's rights" means. From what they juxtapose with their earnest insistence that the church is "pro-women," they seem to think that equality means that we all notice that women sure do a lot to help their children grow up (they never mention women who don't have children, because women are defined through their children, it seems), and give them a few more compliments on how beautiful and virtuous they are. So basically, the LDS concept of "women's rights" looks a lot like a pat on the head for following the men's orders, and a definition of them only in relationship to other people (good daughter, good wife, good mother). But they don't see that; apparently just noticing women is a big damn step for them.
Yeah, I've clearly lived in Utah too long, myself. ;)