Re: OT New HBO Show- Big Love

Susan Mitchell wrote:
You must be kidding. The whole purpose is controlling women in these
patriarchal societies!

Not necessarily. Historically speaking, in a society where a single woman had basically no honorable profession, it was better to be a second or third or fourth wife than a woman of disrepute and actually an act of compassion to give them some dignity. Of course, people will figure out how to abuse the privilege.
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