Geoff Capp left a comment answering that question…
Because most of the people writing them (i.e., most people) consider themselves monogamous (even if they aren’t) and see poly-anything as a threat to their rightness. Monogamy, often religiously-based, is as much a religion for many people as is free-market capitalism, party politics, or computer platform. (To be fair, many poly folk get religious about poly as well.) Any disagreement with a sincerely-held religious tenet is often perceived as an attack, so a certain amount of defensiveness is to be expected.Thankfully, we are getting more positive articles about polyamory.
Also, for a similar reason, most people writing about it have no experience and less idea of what’s really going on, and are (and generally must be) more interested in selling a good story than in reporting “fair and balanced” facts. The majority of their market, in many cases, is the same religiously monogamous majority mentioned above, so lather, rinse, repeat.
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