Well, the responses have been very interesting.
We have people who:
- Like Polyamory, and are excited to read about it in the X-books
- Are Okay with Polyamory, but don't want to read about romantic relationships in their books
- Are Okay with Polyamory, but have problems with the challenges it brings to the cast & narrative (using established characters vs. new; underdeveloped or skipped transitions clashing with established lore, etc.)
- Don't like Polyamory - FULL STOP
I expected a lot of responses to be...for lack of a better word,
prejudiced against Polyamory as a concept
(and I was not disappointed).
But, I was heartened to hear that, for many, it's just narrative preferences, and for some, good ol' fashioned fanboy possessiveness.
(Of which, I have been guilty of too).
Probably the most interesting take, which I actually hadn't even considered, was someone hinting that their disapproval of polyamory for established monogamous characters is because
the cyclical nature of Superhero comics means that eventually there will be a return to the status quo (monogamy). This means that rather than it being a profound character change, the adoption of polyamory would be more akin to wearing a hat, that they would then take off when enough time passed and people grew bored.
I may not agree with this assessment, but that is a very valid concern.
When it comes to gender and sexuality, where there is fluidity for some but not others, that is something to keep in mind when writing and consuming these stories.
Literally on the first page.
Also, other people were able to raise their objections/frustrations about the poll without sounding condescending.
That you would invoke letting go of nostalgia while advocating for Jogan...
I chuckled.