[Mrs. Don-o]

But all too many people's judgment of the situation would be based on the protagonists' "class" identity.

I think that a good many liberals on the Marin-Manhattan axis, as well as right-wing libertarians right here in FReeperland, would think reproductive concubinage grotesque if done by the fictional Biblical theocrats, but perfectly unimpeachable -- sanctified by "market values" and "choice" --- if done by Yuppies a little past their reproductive prime.

[Mr. Silverback]

I think you’re 100% correct in that assessment.