hyperskeptic
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I know it's not directly related to the theory or practice of ethical non-monogamy, but some of the more informed and thoughtful commentary on the killings in Santa Barbara, the motives of the killer, and the wider culture of misogyny do seem to be germane.
Themes of consent, equality, sex-positivity and cultural norms are all in play.
For whatever it may be worth, here are some commentaries I've found to be especially insightful:
The Daily Beast offers a piece by Arthur Chu dissecting the sense of sexual entitlement that pervades (male) nerd culture: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...y-entitlement-and-nerds.html?source=upworthy1
Bryan Lambert of the non-blog You Are Dumb offers a stinging retort to the idiotic "not all men" hashtag campaign: http://youaredumb.net/node/2446
Ross Douthat, conservative columnist for New York Times, offers a somewhat different perspectives that really is worth some attention. Could advocates of "sex-positivity" be overemphasizing the importance of sex in comparison to other forms of human relationship? http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/opinion/sunday/douthat-prisoners-of-sex.html?hp&rref=opinion
If you come across any other thoughtful responses along these lines, please post them here.
Themes of consent, equality, sex-positivity and cultural norms are all in play.
For whatever it may be worth, here are some commentaries I've found to be especially insightful:
The Daily Beast offers a piece by Arthur Chu dissecting the sense of sexual entitlement that pervades (male) nerd culture: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...y-entitlement-and-nerds.html?source=upworthy1
Bryan Lambert of the non-blog You Are Dumb offers a stinging retort to the idiotic "not all men" hashtag campaign: http://youaredumb.net/node/2446
Ross Douthat, conservative columnist for New York Times, offers a somewhat different perspectives that really is worth some attention. Could advocates of "sex-positivity" be overemphasizing the importance of sex in comparison to other forms of human relationship? http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/opinion/sunday/douthat-prisoners-of-sex.html?hp&rref=opinion
If you come across any other thoughtful responses along these lines, please post them here.