River
Active member
I have hesitated thus far to pick nits about the use of the term "monogamist" in this or other threads. But then I wrote this -- http://www.polyamory.com/forum/showthread.php?p=299933#post299933 -- in another thread, and now the time has come for a little nit picking.
Because we have the words ...
... it follows somewhat logically that "monogamism" is NOT best understood as the practice of monogamy, but rather as wish to impose monogamy on others--, or the contempt, disregard or other variant of mistreatment of those who are not monogamous.
In other words, a monogomist is one who believes (and behaves in accordance with the belief) that non-monogamy is repugnant, less than, unworthy, disgusting, inferior, etc.
We could choose to break from the form of aligning the usage of monogamism with the usages of ...
... if good reason is present to do so. In which case we will be requiring a word for "monogamist" in the sense provide by this list of usages.
Because we have the words ...
- racism
- sexism
- heterosexism
- agism
- etc.
... it follows somewhat logically that "monogamism" is NOT best understood as the practice of monogamy, but rather as wish to impose monogamy on others--, or the contempt, disregard or other variant of mistreatment of those who are not monogamous.
In other words, a monogomist is one who believes (and behaves in accordance with the belief) that non-monogamy is repugnant, less than, unworthy, disgusting, inferior, etc.
We could choose to break from the form of aligning the usage of monogamism with the usages of ...
- racism
- sexism
- heterosexism
- agism
- etc.
... if good reason is present to do so. In which case we will be requiring a word for "monogamist" in the sense provide by this list of usages.