Posted by Rwagner on Apr 01, 2011; 5:18am
URL: https://coalpha.arkian.net/A-review-of-Sexual-Utopia-In-Power-tp6229740.html

As a lurker of the Love Shy forum I share the sentiment of many of the members here and benefit from the advice present there. Though I agree with the theme and critical aspects of the research there is a problem. The research put forth can all too easily be swept away in a political crap storm, as a political side had been taken in the very into. Worse yet, all that is needed is a bias reviewer to nick pick something and this article can be trounced.

Possible attack include:


Intro:

“It is well known to readers of this journal that white birthrates worldwide have suffered a catastrophic decline in recent decades.”

This opening line is just ripe for someone to proclaim racism as a reaction. It’s only a matter of time before some say that the perceived exclusion of other races is racist.


“Many well-meaning conservatives agree in deploring the present situation, but do not agree in describing that situation or how it arose.”

That someone is going to be liberals as a political stance has been taken. Such political conflict will utterly bury and obscure any data presented.


TWO UTOPIAS:

 “One 1994 survey found that “while men projected they would ideally like six sex partners over
the next year, and eight over the next two years, women responded that their ideal would be to have only one partner over the next year. And over two years? The answer, for women, was still one.”1 Is this not evidence that women are naturally monogamous?”

This paragraph is improperly cited. If a survey is to be used as a source, cite the survey not the book containing the survey. Worse yet, any data from that survey is devalued due to a common error. Expect this to be used as a claim that the author does not demonstrate competence.