On June 26, 2015 the United States Supreme Court ruled that the
ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. It was a celebration throughout
the whole nation and the whole world. Finally, a civil-rights campaign, which
had started in the 1970s had come to an end with a positive resolution.
Here at The Perfect Male Blog, we are obviously supporters
of the premise that every man or woman is in his own right to choose who he can
love, but we must ask, if the ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional,
shouldn't the ban on polygamy also be?
Marriage, as it had been known before June 26, 2015, is the
formally recognized union of two people of different gender (e.g. man and
woman). We hold in this premise two variables. One is the gender variable,
while the other is the number variable. Recently, the United States and the
world celebrated as legal hurdles were overcome by abolishing the constraint on
the gender variable, but what about the constraints on the number variable?
Shouldn't they be abolished also?
After all, what is being fought for here, is the freedom of a
man or woman to choose who they can love. What then, is so different? Simply
put, if you happen to be in favour of same-sex marriage, then it would be illogical
if you aren't equally inclined for the cause of polygamy. Generally speaking, humans
usually don't tend to fight for a cause unless it happens to bring an immediate
benefit to their lives, and so that is why we bring this topic to the table. Controversial
as it is, there is some some truth behind it.
We must make it clear though, we are not in favour or
against the way a human being wishes to live their life. Feel free to read our post on the Aporia of Marriage: Studies in Favour and Against it.
Let us know what you think.
