> Did Eleanor Wilkinson go into why polyamoury has or should have a political role?
It seemed to be just an axiom, as if everyone is obliged to fight capitalism (which is linked to all things bad via inequality, as between mono and poly lifestyles) by resisting mono-normative influences as part of the queer alliance. I really felt immersed in an alien culture based on painting one's bedroom black and denying that anything can be known, just like being a 19 year old arts student. On reflection I suspect they were fine with running it during normal working hours because they wouldn't expect someone old enough to have a job to join in.
At one point someone in the audience pointed out the speakers were using terms like "love" and "sex" without definitions, and was answered that everyone knows the definitions from detailed deconstruction in sexology texts. Funnily enough they also admitted this didn't relate to the fuzzy undefined nature of love and sex in real life, but they're not concerned about that - it's the stuff in the theoretical academic papers that matters.
I don't think I'm going to get on well with arty academia.
> Did she give examples of where the media portray poly as normal and lovely?
She had some quotes, like a celebrity I've never heard of saying that poly people go shopping so it's OK. Anything being OK is very bad in this world view of course.
It seemed to be just an axiom, as if everyone is obliged to fight capitalism (which is linked to all things bad via inequality, as between mono and poly lifestyles) by resisting mono-normative influences as part of the queer alliance. I really felt immersed in an alien culture based on painting one's bedroom black and denying that anything can be known, just like being a 19 year old arts student. On reflection I suspect they were fine with running it during normal working hours because they wouldn't expect someone old enough to have a job to join in.
At one point someone in the audience pointed out the speakers were using terms like "love" and "sex" without definitions, and was answered that everyone knows the definitions from detailed deconstruction in sexology texts. Funnily enough they also admitted this didn't relate to the fuzzy undefined nature of love and sex in real life, but they're not concerned about that - it's the stuff in the theoretical academic papers that matters.
I don't think I'm going to get on well with arty academia.
> Did she give examples of where the media portray poly as normal and lovely?
She had some quotes, like a celebrity I've never heard of saying that poly people go shopping so it's OK. Anything being OK is very bad in this world view of course.
Reply
Leave a comment