purplecthulhu

While waiting for the clouds to clear, I've been surfing the net and have found information on an interesting book called Against Love, by Laura Kipnis. Its more 'against marriage' than 'against love', from what I've read. A Salon review puts what appears to be the central thesis best:

'Those metaphors tend to showboat the real point of the book -- that marriage is the capitalist state's way of making its citizens into obedient workers. Adultery is the escape valve that lets us rebel against our husbands and wives, instead of clubbing our bosses to death with our lunchboxes.'

Being unmarried and poly, I don't play by these rules, but its an interesting thesis, especially given the central role that many politicians, especially on the right, feel that the standard 'nuclear family' has in society. Is it all a question of control?

Meanwhile, the hysteria about the health benefits of masturbation continues, with the latest Doonsbury being censored because it mentions this terrible crime. See the original strip here:

http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html?uc_full_date=20030907