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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The concept of a bride as merchandise is old and not unique to polygamy. This has been the way of the world for centuries. It took many forms in different societies. Why do you think American brides' parents are still expected to pay for their daughters' white weddings? :-)

Repression and illegal activities are separate from decisions made by capable adults, so this argument doesn't hold water.[/quote]

It does in practice because overwhelmingly polygamy is practiced against underaged and undereducated women. It's not practiced -- as a pp said -- to allow four men or four women to marry each other. It's forced upon young impoverished women with few opportunities for economic freedom to perpetuate inequality.

Your intellectual dishonesty doesn't hold water.[/quote]
Not really, most second wives (in Gulf countries) are youngish divorcees.

But if you have data to prove your claim that it's "overwhelmingly" practiced against the underaged and the under-educated, then by all means, post the link.[/quote]

Most grownups on this forum can Google all by themselves, but here are a few links:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/case-against-polygamy/397823/

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MurUEJL/2005/2.html#Heading411

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2011/07/27/polygamy-poverty-women-africa/

http://jezebel.com/5596483/when-it-comes-to-polygamy-maybe-women-arent-the-only-losers

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Not sure about the articles about women in Africa. My sense is that even in the monogamous marriages in some places there, women's rights are non existent. So, it seems like they are comparing two unlike societies.
The argument about men not getting their fair share in mates is exactly why I favor polygamy. The balance right now favors men being jerks because there are too many eligible women. I have countless female friends who can not find a husband. The only way to correct that is have men do the serial monogamy thing and have women take their turn, or allow polygamy. It is high time that these loser men get a fire under their butts and work hard to get a woman's attention. 
The fears raised in these articles are silly. Most women prefer the attention they would get from a man in a monogamous relationship, so they will choose that. But a few men will be able to get more than one wife, which shifts the ratio perhaps in favor of women. Men will simply have to behave themselves to get a woman. Less of this unemployed, abusive nonsense that I see going on with my friends' husbands. Women are often scared that they end up with no one...because it can happen. Maybe men should take a turn with that situation? [/quote]

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