{"id":86872,"date":"2024-01-21T03:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=86872"},"modified":"2024-01-20T16:13:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T21:13:21","slug":"polycules-reading-about-this-shit-is-like-watching-paint-dry-its-astoundingly-sexless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/01\/21\/polycules-reading-about-this-shit-is-like-watching-paint-dry-its-astoundingly-sexless\/","title":{"rendered":"Polycules – “Reading about this shit is like watching paint dry. It\u2019s astoundingly sexless.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the first times I encountered the term “polycule” was in joking reference to the pre-prison lifestyle of SBF and his intimate (?) circle and a photo of the seven diverse individuals from the Disney Snow White<\/em> cast, but as Chris Bray<\/a> says, it’s suddenly becoming a popular topic in the legacy media:<\/p>\n

Sex is a lagging indicator. As the historians John D’Emilio and Estelle Freedman have written<\/a>, sexual behaviors reflect everything that happens around them: “Political movements that attempt to change sexual ideas and practices seem to flourish when an older system is in disarray and a new one forming.” Radical changes in sexual practices tell you that significant social change is already well advanced, and sex is trying to catch up<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It appears that an older system is in disarray. Polyamory litters the media landscape, suddenly, like a memo went out. <\/p>\n

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See if you can spot a trend, because the last week has brought big features on polycules and their enthusiasts from New York<\/em> magazine<\/a>, the New York Times<\/em><\/a>, and the New York Post<\/em><\/a>. If you live in Brooklyn, have hand sanitizer and a reliable source of Valtrex.<\/p>\n

As the Times<\/em> notes, television and publishing are similarly rushing to join in:<\/p>\n