MEET THE NEW POLYGAMY — Or, Perhaps, the New Patriarchy?
by Jennifer Johnson
This article was first published at Clash Daily on February 15, 2015.
Did you see this article in the Hollywood Reporter?
23 Hollywood Moms with Same Sperm Donor and One Crazy Vacation
It gives a glowing account of 23 Hollywood moms who have used the same sperm donor to conceive children. Given the growing acceptance of sperm donation, I think it’s time we talk about the archaic, polygamous family structure that sperm donation is resurrecting. First I will show what this ancient family structure looks like by drawing from a well known historical reference and creating a diagram of it. Then I will show how the “new” family structure resembles the old when both are rendered according to genetic ties. Then I will compare these with the monogamous natural family structure. Read more…
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