People across the political spectrum scoff at polyamorous people claiming to be marginalized or discriminated against. In “social justice” culture where people make a sport of collecting marginalized identity points, it’s been made very clear that being poly is not an example of being marginalized or oppressed. This debate has often played out through the question of whether or not poly people fall under the “queer” umbrella because they have a marginalized sexuality too. The consensus is a clear no: straight poly people are not queer. Which, sure, I agree with. But even outside of that discussion, any attempt by poly people to claim marginalization is pretty much always scoffed at. People roll their eyes and insist that polyamorous people are definitely not oppressed, and act as if poly people complaining about the discrimination they face is just privileged people try to claim oppression points.
Polyamorous people face discrimination
Polyamorous people face discrimination
Polyamorous people face discrimination
People across the political spectrum scoff at polyamorous people claiming to be marginalized or discriminated against. In “social justice” culture where people make a sport of collecting marginalized identity points, it’s been made very clear that being poly is not an example of being marginalized or oppressed. This debate has often played out through the question of whether or not poly people fall under the “queer” umbrella because they have a marginalized sexuality too. The consensus is a clear no: straight poly people are not queer. Which, sure, I agree with. But even outside of that discussion, any attempt by poly people to claim marginalization is pretty much always scoffed at. People roll their eyes and insist that polyamorous people are definitely not oppressed, and act as if poly people complaining about the discrimination they face is just privileged people try to claim oppression points.