The dangerous drive to sanitise and normalise polyamory
by Lisa Nolland, Christian Today:
Channel 4 and the BBC have become actively engaged in Show and Tell/Discussion on the taboos around ‘ethical non-monogamy’ – an ‘ethical’ approach to non-monogamy and polyamory. The former involves ‘honestly’ opening up hitherto closed relationships by adding new sexual partners to facilitate personal and marital well-being. The latter literally means ‘plural loves’ and is relationally focused, creatively combining sex, relationships and commitment.
I use ‘poly’ as shorthand to describe these two related revolutionary sexual trends.
Supremely deluded
Channel 4’s Open House: The Great Sex Experiment – ‘the most shocking show ever’ – is given rave reviews under headings such as ‘I was worried her vagina was tighter than mine’, with images of bright young things getting ready for ‘threesomes’. And that is before the real action kicks in. For details see the surprisingly honest, perceptive and (thankfully) semi-censored analysis in the Guardian.
In The Case for Polyamory, the BBC interviewed Millennial Ana Kirova, creator of the first-ever poly app, and other sympathetic experts on poly psychology and experience.
Thankfully, public figures like Dr Tony Rucinski (C4M), Cristina Odone (Centre for Social Justice) and Harry Benson (Marriage Foundation) have challenged the madness. Benson quipped, “It’s hard enough to make relationships work in the long run between two people. The idea anyone can make it work between three or more people is supremely deluded.”
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