i've been watching HBO's 'big love.'
mostly because i've been too poor to rent (or buy) real movies, so i have to resort to what is available for free at the library down the street.
they have a decent selection of old VHS tapes. but no autotracking usually means no dice.
they also have a bunch of TV DVDs for rent. usually can't go wrong with HBO (hello, six feet under?) so i scooped up big love for a watch.
annnnnnnnnd,
polygamy just isn't my new thing.
so, the series is entertaining. and i could easily go on a marathon, and probably will. good cast of femmes. i've been a chloe sevigny fan since 'kids.' she is always a rawk star.
i suppose what they are trying to do with the show is present the lifestyle (albeit a dramatized version) in a way that says, 'here it is, these people aren't monsters, they just live differently.' i mean, i would assume so anyway.
i usually don't have a hard time accepting and understanding alternate lifestyles. and really, it's none of my damn business. people should do what they want (with exceptions).
but polygamy just isn't my cup. i get that it is for procreation or whatever. and i guess some people think that procreation is actually a good idea. but something about a man being able to go around and sleep with multiple women, while they have to wait for their 'night,' just doesn't sit with me. nevermind the fact that such a lifestyle is needlessly complicated in all possible ways. and call me crazy but i just don't think it's really BIG love they're sharing. at least from his end. more like stretched. like an elastic: no meat.
polygamy is misogynist, even if the dude is a 'nice' guy. and that will always just suck.
