# Talk:Rosa Dubovsky

From an anarchist perspective, why does mere promiscuity require justification to begin with? Does "promiscuity" actually mean "abusive" or "deceptive" (as implied by the wording which links this with her effort to prevent abuse) or was this really a weirdly puritanical criticism of men for having too much sex with too many women even when there was mutual consent and no deception (e.g., a false commitment to monogamy) was involved? ~2025-35851-18 (talk) 07:52, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Per the source, "To prevent sexual abuse, [Dubovsky] admonished male anarchists that "free love" did not mean indiscriminate sex." Our article on promiscuity says it can be defined either as "engaging in sexual activity frequently with different partners" or "being indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners", and it's the latter that Dubovsky seems to see as a vector for abuse. If you think the wording in the article should be changed, then feel free to suggest changes, but note that this is not a forum to debate Dubovsky's ideas. --Grnrchst (talk) 12:13, 23 November 2025 (UTC)