One thing I fucking despise about Harry Potter is the smarmy way it tries to have a mea culpa about its exaltation of blood family by depicting a virtual chosen family in the Weasleys As if Molly or anybody would have given a rat's ass if Harry wasn't a wealthy beloved celebrityhttps://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/1337255049722916864 …
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When the other wives make a financial contribution to the household it just goes into the primary couple's bank account and they have no legal guarantees in return, it's a gift And if someone tries to make a stink over that they could all get arrested
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That's why it's generally easier for the junior sister-wives not to work outside the home This becomes an issue on HBO's Big Love, for instance
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sort of a side note, but this is why it drives me mad to see marriage equality discussed as if it's a purely symbolic "culture war" issue whatever else it is, a marriage is a contract, and a real materially important one
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and the lack of such has been so devastating for queer people for decades, when suddenly an informal relationship came up hard against a very formal part of material reality like hospital visitation, or funeral rights, or inheritance
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I have no doubts that this is intentional.
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