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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Find me just one example of a Muslim woman with two husbands.

[–] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That wasn't the ask though? They were asking about polygamy in general...

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 28 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It’s an easy one-sentence way to point out the inherent subjugation of women.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

And that's why some people object to polygamy. Others object because of the multiple sex partners. I could imagine people even thinking of it as some kind of tax dodge, or socialism, or reasons I couldn't fathom.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If everyone involved consents, should that be anyone else's business?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

Consent under duress or desperation is not consent. That’s why I’m pointing out that if the polygamy only ever goes one way, there is an obvious power imbalance that prevents consent from being possible.

[–] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 12 points 4 weeks ago

You're making a sweeping general statement. Polygamy is just Polyamory taken to vows. There is a problem with a lot of the people that practice polygamy in an unethical way, but not polygamy itself.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 6 points 4 weeks ago

And that can be judged from the outside?

The same can apply to polyandry, or what is said to be polyandry but based on one or multiple people involved ultimately being coerced. Come to think of it, all the people i knew who prided themselves in polyandry had relationships that seemed rather toxic to me.

There is no moral superiority of relationship forms. Whether the relationships are consensual, respectful and just always is individual to the people involved.