Polyamory and a Sports Metaphor
4July 11, 2013 by aggiesez
OMG, this is so so true! And to extend the metaphor even further, just try explaining to many people in the poly community that no, you don’t have/want a primary-style partner or do hierarchical relationships — but yes, you’re still polyamorous!
Imagine you have an acquaintance who is a big soccer fan. They play soccer, sing soccer songs and watch soccer. They love soccer and they talk about their soccer team all the time.
One day you tell them that you’re not really into soccer, but you are a sports fan.
“What do you mean, you don’t like soccer? What other sport is there?”
“Well, I like basketball. I play on a local team.”
“Basket ball? What’s that?”
“Well, players try to get a ball into the other team’s basket.”
“Ok, I follow. Like soccer.”
“Yeah, except you bounce the ball with your hands instead of using your feet.”
“Wait, what? You mean you can CHEAT?”
“No, it just has different rules.”
“What do the other players think about that?”
“Well, they all play by the same rules.”
“Maybe you just didn’t commit to soccer. It takes a lot of hard…
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Thanks for the repost! I’m looking forward to checking out more of your blog. Looks excellent. 🙂
It was a brilliant bit of humor, thanks!
Thanks for sharing. I heart this metaphor to itty bitty little pieces.
This is so fantastic! Haha, thank you for sharing!