I realized that promiscuous was the adjective. I was simply stating that there is a reasonable scientific definition of promiscuous that exactly applies to poly lifestyles - "extra pair copulation". However, as it is a simple scientific definition, it does not have the pejorative meaning that the vernacular ascribes to promiscuous.
Assuming your are a SCAdian - think of it in terms of the misunderstandings that arrise between those using Chivalry to mean those dudes on horses with swords hacking on the peasants and those using the term to mean a set of behavior romanticised in the 19th Century.
Both are reasonable and valid definitions - however communication procedes in a more reasonable fashion when both folks having the conversation are using the same definition.
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Date: 2009-04-01 03:51 pm (UTC)Assuming your are a SCAdian - think of it in terms of the misunderstandings that arrise between those using Chivalry to mean those dudes on horses with swords hacking on the peasants and those using the term to mean a set of behavior romanticised in the 19th Century.
Both are reasonable and valid definitions - however communication procedes in a more reasonable fashion when both folks having the conversation are using the same definition.