Comments on: Numberscruncher: Missing Women Manage to Cause Trouble http://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: annieloguehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-50419 annielogue Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:33:05 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-50419 Question: would the bride's family have to pay a double dowry? That may be the greatest practical drawback to polyandry in a traditional patriarchical society. But what we might see is the elimination of the dowry, or maybe even the groom's family having to pay one to the bride's family. <br><br>(My husband demanded a dowry, so my mother bought him an Elvis tie. Everyone thought it was funny.)<br><br>I'm still betting on war between India and Pakistan. Turn those restless excess men into disciplined cannon fodder! Question: would the bride's family have to pay a double dowry? That may be the greatest practical drawback to polyandry in a traditional patriarchical society. But what we might see is the elimination of the dowry, or maybe even the groom's family having to pay one to the bride's family.

(My husband demanded a dowry, so my mother bought him an Elvis tie. Everyone thought it was funny.)

I'm still betting on war between India and Pakistan. Turn those restless excess men into disciplined cannon fodder!

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-50418 JonCummings Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:43:02 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-50418 "Name," whoever he/she is, apparently lives in a bizarro world where a woman is a "twisted" misogynist for failing to make the logical leap that a more-men/fewer-women society would naturally result in women taking multiple husbands. The problem with Name's thesis is that the tens of thousands of years of human development (or just four thousand, if you're a Bible thumper) have created very few societies in which polyandry on a grand scale would be acceptable. Patriarchy is the name of the game everywhere else, even in the majority of cultures that have left polygamy in the dust.<br><br>Sure, Western cultures have made great strides in tamping down that patriarchy in recent decades; still, it's difficult to imagine (here in the real world) even the most forward-looking societies embracing a concept so female-centric as polyandry, even if the goal was as crucial as ensuring that millions of "extra" men got laid every once in a while.<br><br>Maybe, though, in bizarro world we could fight crime and terrorism by occupying gender-imbalanced nations, forcing polyandry on them, and then marrying off all the less-desirable men. Talk about keeping them off the streets... “Name,” whoever he/she is, apparently lives in a bizarro world where a woman is a “twisted” misogynist for failing to make the logical leap that a more-men/fewer-women society would naturally result in women taking multiple husbands. The problem with Name's thesis is that the tens of thousands of years of human development (or just four thousand, if you're a Bible thumper) have created very few societies in which polyandry on a grand scale would be acceptable. Patriarchy is the name of the game everywhere else, even in the majority of cultures that have left polygamy in the dust.

Sure, Western cultures have made great strides in tamping down that patriarchy in recent decades; still, it's difficult to imagine (here in the real world) even the most forward-looking societies embracing a concept so female-centric as polyandry, even if the goal was as crucial as ensuring that millions of “extra” men got laid every once in a while.

Maybe, though, in bizarro world we could fight crime and terrorism by occupying gender-imbalanced nations, forcing polyandry on them, and then marrying off all the less-desirable men. Talk about keeping them off the streets…

]]> By: annieloguehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-50417 annielogue Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:00:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-50417 Ah, yes. Technically, polygamy is the gender-neutral term. One man marrying several women is polygyny. To my knowledge, the opposite is not common (polyandry, or one woman marrying several men). It's possible that polyandry could become the fashion to deal with the excess men, and that would certainly be better than, say, a big war between India and Pakistan. Ah, yes. Technically, polygamy is the gender-neutral term. One man marrying several women is polygyny. To my knowledge, the opposite is not common (polyandry, or one woman marrying several men). It's possible that polyandry could become the fashion to deal with the excess men, and that would certainly be better than, say, a big war between India and Pakistan.

]]> By: annieloguehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-41977 annielogue Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:33:05 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-41977 Question: would the bride's family have to pay a double dowry? That may be the greatest practical drawback to polyandry in a traditional patriarchical society. But what we might see is the elimination of the dowry, or maybe even the groom's family having to pay one to the bride's family. <br><br>(My husband demanded a dowry, so my mother bought him an Elvis tie. Everyone thought it was funny.)<br><br>I'm still betting on war between India and Pakistan. Turn those restless excess men into disciplined cannon fodder! Question: would the bride's family have to pay a double dowry? That may be the greatest practical drawback to polyandry in a traditional patriarchical society. But what we might see is the elimination of the dowry, or maybe even the groom's family having to pay one to the bride's family.

(My husband demanded a dowry, so my mother bought him an Elvis tie. Everyone thought it was funny.)

I'm still betting on war between India and Pakistan. Turn those restless excess men into disciplined cannon fodder!

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-41976 JonCummings Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:43:02 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-41976 "Name," whoever he/she is, apparently lives in a bizarro world where a woman is a "twisted" misogynist for failing to make the logical leap that a more-men/fewer-women society would naturally result in women taking multiple husbands. The problem with Name's thesis is that the tens of thousands of years of human development (or just four thousand, if you're a Bible thumper) have created very few societies in which polyandry on a grand scale would be acceptable. Patriarchy is the name of the game everywhere else, even in the majority of cultures that have left polygamy in the dust.<br><br>Sure, Western cultures have made great strides in tamping down that patriarchy in recent decades; still, it's difficult to imagine (here in the real world) even the most forward-looking societies embracing a concept so female-centric as polyandry, even if the goal was as crucial as ensuring that millions of "extra" men got laid every once in a while.<br><br>Maybe, though, in bizarro world we could fight crime and terrorism by occupying gender-imbalanced nations, forcing polyandry on them, and then marrying off all the less-desirable men. Talk about keeping them off the streets... “Name,” whoever he/she is, apparently lives in a bizarro world where a woman is a “twisted” misogynist for failing to make the logical leap that a more-men/fewer-women society would naturally result in women taking multiple husbands. The problem with Name's thesis is that the tens of thousands of years of human development (or just four thousand, if you're a Bible thumper) have created very few societies in which polyandry on a grand scale would be acceptable. Patriarchy is the name of the game everywhere else, even in the majority of cultures that have left polygamy in the dust.

Sure, Western cultures have made great strides in tamping down that patriarchy in recent decades; still, it's difficult to imagine (here in the real world) even the most forward-looking societies embracing a concept so female-centric as polyandry, even if the goal was as crucial as ensuring that millions of “extra” men got laid every once in a while.

Maybe, though, in bizarro world we could fight crime and terrorism by occupying gender-imbalanced nations, forcing polyandry on them, and then marrying off all the less-desirable men. Talk about keeping them off the streets…

]]> By: annieloguehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-35518 annielogue Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:33:05 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-35518 Question: would the bride's family have to pay a double dowry? That may be the greatest practical drawback to polyandry in a traditional patriarchical society. But what we might see is the elimination of the dowry, or maybe even the groom's family having to pay one to the bride's family. <br><br>(My husband demanded a dowry, so my mother bought him an Elvis tie. Everyone thought it was funny.)<br><br>I'm still betting on war between India and Pakistan. Turn those restless excess men into disciplined cannon fodder! Question: would the bride's family have to pay a double dowry? That may be the greatest practical drawback to polyandry in a traditional patriarchical society. But what we might see is the elimination of the dowry, or maybe even the groom's family having to pay one to the bride's family.

(My husband demanded a dowry, so my mother bought him an Elvis tie. Everyone thought it was funny.)

I'm still betting on war between India and Pakistan. Turn those restless excess men into disciplined cannon fodder!

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-35516 JonCummings Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:43:02 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-35516 "Name," whoever he/she is, apparently lives in a bizarro world where a woman is a "twisted" misogynist for failing to make the logical leap that a more-men/fewer-women society would naturally result in women taking multiple husbands. The problem with Name's thesis is that the tens of thousands of years of human development (or just four thousand, if you're a Bible thumper) have created very few societies in which polyandry on a grand scale would be acceptable. Patriarchy is the name of the game everywhere else, even in the majority of cultures that have left polygamy in the dust.<br><br>Sure, Western cultures have made great strides in tamping down that patriarchy in recent decades; still, it's difficult to imagine (here in the real world) even the most forward-looking societies embracing a concept so female-centric as polyandry, even if the goal was as crucial as ensuring that millions of "extra" men got laid every once in a while.<br><br>Maybe, though, in bizarro world we could fight crime and terrorism by occupying gender-imbalanced nations, forcing polyandry on them, and then marrying off all the less-desirable men. Talk about keeping them off the streets... “Name,” whoever he/she is, apparently lives in a bizarro world where a woman is a “twisted” misogynist for failing to make the logical leap that a more-men/fewer-women society would naturally result in women taking multiple husbands. The problem with Name's thesis is that the tens of thousands of years of human development (or just four thousand, if you're a Bible thumper) have created very few societies in which polyandry on a grand scale would be acceptable. Patriarchy is the name of the game everywhere else, even in the majority of cultures that have left polygamy in the dust.

Sure, Western cultures have made great strides in tamping down that patriarchy in recent decades; still, it's difficult to imagine (here in the real world) even the most forward-looking societies embracing a concept so female-centric as polyandry, even if the goal was as crucial as ensuring that millions of “extra” men got laid every once in a while.

Maybe, though, in bizarro world we could fight crime and terrorism by occupying gender-imbalanced nations, forcing polyandry on them, and then marrying off all the less-desirable men. Talk about keeping them off the streets…

]]> By: annieloguehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-35499 annielogue Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:00:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-35499 Ah, yes. Technically, polygamy is the gender-neutral term. One many marrying several women is polygyny. To my knowledge, the opposite is not common (polyandry, or one woman marrying several men). It's possible that polyandry could become the fashion to deal with the excess men, and that would certainly be better than, say, a big war between India and Pakistan. Ah, yes. Technically, polygamy is the gender-neutral term. One many marrying several women is polygyny. To my knowledge, the opposite is not common (polyandry, or one woman marrying several men). It's possible that polyandry could become the fashion to deal with the excess men, and that would certainly be better than, say, a big war between India and Pakistan.

]]> By: jefitohttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-35492 jefito Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:37:58 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-35492 Because a marriage with one woman and multiple husbands isn't polygamy. It's polyandry. Sheesh. Because a marriage with one woman and multiple husbands isn't polygamy. It's polyandry. Sheesh.

]]> By: Namehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-missing-women-manage-to-cause-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-35491 Name Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:35:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26633#comment-35491 Speaking of gender bias, this article makes the misogynist assumption that polygamy only allows men to have multiple partners, yet the females must somehow miss out on this deal. How did you arrive at that twisted definition? Speaking of gender bias, this article makes the misogynist assumption that polygamy only allows men to have multiple partners, yet the females must somehow miss out on this deal. How did you arrive at that twisted definition?

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