Pregnancy, Subdivision, and Financial Solutions - Polytics S02 E11
After Rock gets dragged away by Pregnant Lady, the rest of the crew discusses why that name is no longer quite descriptive enough, who is upset about that fact, and what crazy plans The Community has come up with in order to fix the Financial Crisis. Voicemail: 206-666-2653. 206-MOO-BOLD. Email: show@polytics.org. Polytics is installed by Hypermedia Adventures; hypermediaadventures.com. Music courtesy of Gaia Consort.
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Tags: belle, bernie, financial crisis, furries, pregnancy, will
August 15th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
[...] but the times, they are a changin’. having kids around will definitely be interesting, but I don’t like how it is shaking The Community at its core. Well, perhaps it’s good for us. There are some things that won’t be good for us, as you can hear in the latest episode. [...]
August 16th, 2009 at 4:57 am
I have enjoyed all the episodes of Polytics and I hope the community gets past the issues at hand. It would be a real shame to break up the community over the issues relating to children. Especially, since polyamory is more than just sex. A poly community of any size is a family with all the benefits and problems that a family creates. Inclusion of children in a poly communityshould be a natural and welcomed thing. Everything I know and have learned about poly and poly families tells me that children will benefit from the support and love that can happen where polyamory is the norm. Sure, there will be changes, but it can also be a foundation for the social survival of the community.
Yes, there will be some limits on open sexual expression for the sake of the children, but those limits don’t limit sexual expression, just the childrens exposure to that expression in their formative years. The community has to plan for the inclusion of children at some point or die on the vine. Now is a good time to plan ahead and do it right. There are plenty of poly families out there that can set an example of what is to come and how to “do it right” (some of them have web sites). This should not divide the community but bring it together.
Oh, and I would come to a poly B&B but not for $700/night, get real. Maybe $125 a night.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:04 am
Oh and update your website for the community, it is boring and doesn’t really illustrate community life.
August 21st, 2009 at 11:46 am
Thanks for your comments, John! There are a large number of folks in The Community who agree with you, myself included. Of course, it is easy for *us* to say that the issue shouldn’t divide The Community, because we’re not the ones who disagree with what is going on. I don’t want to see the people go who disagree with having kids around, because every person in this place is special to me, even if I’m not romantically involved with them.