No on Prop 8
My friend John wrote an interesting post the other day about the Christian response to Proposition 8, which is the ballot initiative in California that seeks to outlaw same sex marriage. I say the Christian response, but that’s not accurate, because of course not all Christians think or vote the same, any more than any other group that you can classify and lump together and generalize about. Anyway, go check it out. I must say that I’m impressed by the quality of comments he receives. Whichever way they go on an issue, there’s not much (if any) knee jerk reaction, and they spend some time to explain their positions. Really nice. Go check it out.
I know it’s late to be posting about this, but I kinda feel like most people have decided already, so a post here isn’t going to change anyone’s mind on this issue. But I saw a commercial the other day that bugged me so much, I had to say something. In the commercial, the announcer says, “Have you thought about what it means…” and a little girl looks at the camera and says,”to me?”.  That just really rubbed me the wrong way. I asked Maya, and she said she has never learned one thing about marriage in her coursework. Not one thing about marriage at all. She hasn’t learned about human reproduction at school yet, talk about human sexuality. But, if the lies were true, and if California schools were going to start teaching that men could marry men, and women could marry women, my response would be, yay. Good. Because I want to live in a country, and a state, where people who want to commit to each other, who want to have the protections that marriage gives, who want to celebrate their love, are free to do so. I have no problem with Maya knowing about that. It’s not like they’re going to go into in depth discussions of what homosexuality is, and describe sex acts to 2nd graders. They don’t do that now, for heterosexuals. So come on. Let’s relax a bit.
It wasn’t that long ago that Ted and I would not have been allowed to marry. But now, it doesn’t seem to be an issue for most people. (Perhaps some KKK folks would call us ‘race traitors’, but that’s it. And thankfully, I’ve never met any KKK folks, at least that I know of.) My hope is that we can someday get to a point when homosexual couples will be ignored and taken for granted, just like the rest of us.
~ DoSoEvAyMo
1. Lunch with Ted’s Auntie. Yay! Maybe some szechwan eggplant? Or sweet and sour shrimp? Not sure yet, but I’m definitely thinking Chinese.
2. Watch the election results, and hope for a big win! Go, Obama! (Can I just say how much I loved McCain on SNL the other night, by the way? Crap, that was funny! I still can’t vote for him, but he did make me laugh!)
10 Comments
lilalia
What a good and articulate rant. What a terrible twisted argument the commercial and the people behind it present. Don’t you wish people were smart enough just to think logically? Don’t you wish people wouldn’t go so low as to use such fear tactics?
I really like this DoSoEvAyMo thing. It is like a mini twitter, which is just about all that I can take.
Autumn's Mom
We drove to WC last night and saw many many sign carriers along the drive for yes on 8. Was so disappointing. J wanted to yell out the window but I gave him the freedom of speech lecture. He said, YEA, let me tell them to EFF OFF. haha Those commercials were all so ridiculous. My kids were all for No on 8.
Irish Jewelry
The neighborhood I live in is about 30% gay. My sister is gay. None of it bothers me in the least.
You’d think that with a couple of wars going on, a tanking economy, etc, etc, etc that people would have more important matters with which to occupy their time (and even their malice). But, apparently they do not.
Live and let live.
John
Thanks for mentioning my post. I’m glad that you found the comments helpful. I blog primarily for the discussion that comes out of it, so I really enjoy getting comments.
We’re hoping for the same outcomes on 8 and Obama. Hopefully we’ll get good news on both today.
Ted
I do hate the way many Yes on 8 commercials have a “But what about the CHILDREN!” aspect to them. I hope this measure goes down in flames because it’s just flat out discriminatory in a legal sense.
And yeah, John McCain was a million times funnier than Palin. “McCain’s Fine Gold” was classic!
Cherry
THE CHILDREN!
PHOOEY!
I don’t generally comment on the political posts, nor do I talk politics on my blog, but hell yes! Not yes on 8, but I totally agree with your rant.
The Prop 8 yes and no-ers were really out working the streets this past weekend. For the most part I saw a lot of No-ers on the street, and a fresh new crop of Yes signs all over. My boss was upset about all of the Yes signs by our office, saying it made me sad to think so many people were for this proposition. I reminded him that one person can put out a whole lot of signs, but can only (should only) vote once.
I hope I’m right.
Oh, and does anyone else see a pair of boobs in the Yes on 8 logo? Huh? ok, it’s ok if its just me. I’m probably a little over obsessed with the boobs. I was going to post about this finding, but didn’t want anyone to think I was for this proposition by talking about it or posting the logo.
Jimmy
Well….I guess the “butt pirates” deserve to be as miserable as the rest of the married folks?
dewey
I am so disappointed about this that I can hardly express it. Heartbroken. I can’t believe we are still marginalizing people and taking away from them the same rights everyone else has.
J
Hey Dewey, and everyone else who sees this as an issue of equal rights and protections for all, it ain’t over ’till it’s over. If prop 8 had lost, we would be faced with it again next year. As it is, a suit has already been started to block the measure, taken up by the ACLU and a couple of gay rights organizations. We’ll win this thing someday. It may just take awhile. Longer than it should, clearly.
Lalunas
It is sad that Prop 8 didn’t pass. My neighbors are really bummed.