Sunday, March 3, 2013

Pretending to be Happy

**Sorry for the late post, the entry apparently didn't publish on Friday!

We all know polygamy as a society. Many people that are against polygamy choose to even consider them as a separate race, but why is that? One of the main problems that people have with society is its ability to almost dehumanize females. Polygamist sects have basically ignored all of the progress that has been made for women because it would lower the superiority of men. Because polygamy is so looked down upon in most of the 50 states, many polygamists are located in Utah. Although there is an obvious association between polygamy and Utah, many Utahns are against polygamy as well. This article discusses the decriminalization of polygamy in Utah as well as who is for and against it. 

One group in Utah, the Sound Choice Coalition has been visiting state officials of Utah in order to ensure that they don't loosen Utah's laws on polygamy. The group's founder, Kristyn Decker is a former polygamist who chose to leave the sect that she was previously born into. She is one of the few women every year that have the courage in order to step away from the world she was born into. As related to Chapter 6, this subculture of polygamy almost forces men, women, and children to stay in the polygamous sect because they were taught that their salvation depends on it. Kristyn Decker openly admitted that she pretended to be content with her polygamous lifestyle even though she realized the violation of human rights. The reason that it took her so long to break away was because the children in the polygamous sects are brought up knowing only the polygamous lifestyle. They are taught that everything outside of their world is wrong which limits their ability to know whats really out there. 
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  1. Reviews By CaitlinMarch 5, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    I did not even think about the children being brought up within a polygamous lifestyle, and how it affects them and their decisions later. This brings children up to be discriminatory to others, and shows once again the struggle between men and women. Great post! It really made me think about something I havent before.

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  2. UnknownMarch 5, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    I agree. I've always kind of wondered why women would be content as one of many wives of one man. Polygamy never really made sense to me. But it's interesting to realize that this is sort of a group think situation, where nobody speaks up against the violation of human rights, not only because it isn't the norm but also because the children being brought up in polygamist environments don't know any differently.

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