What If You Had To Ask 4 Million People For Permission To Get Married?

CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 08:55 am: [report]

Nobody would get f*cking married. Duh.

Still believe anyone has the right, but you phrased the question and I’ve never heard a rhetorical question I can’t answer.

brandyalexander
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 09:06 am: [report]

Maybe there is something wrong with me, but this video almost made me cry.  Cute Irish boy in love + pro-equal rights to marry make me weepy.

RachelSmiles
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 09:40 am: [report]

thanks for posting this. what a great message

effing hickster
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 12:58 pm: [report]

I have to agree with Amelia. Bigots won’t see the logic.

Bigots can be logical. Bigots can have opinions. However, bigoted opinions are not logical opinions.

IrishErin
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 01:10 pm: [report]

Good to see this sort of message coming out of a group from Ireland. Things can be very backwards there (worse than here typically).

Justine
wrote on September 4 2009 @ 05:54 pm: [report]

I love this video and I wish everyone would understand it.

canadiancutie
wrote on September 7 2009 @ 02:55 pm: [report]

I broke up with a friend this weekend for being a bigot. No, from my experience, there is no such thing as a logical bigot. When you ask someone to justify their opinion and they believe, “...because it’s against my religion” serves as both a good reason and a reasonable justification, what you’re working with is intellectual laziness and inferiority. Neither of which are qualities I seek out in my friends.

magenta generation
wrote on September 7 2009 @ 04:09 pm: [report]

@Canadiancutie, I agree with you about bigots and their “intellectual laziness” and inferiority(complexes) being the main reasons for them being so #&@$% unreasonable.  I have talked to many people, even some relatives ( I know black people that voted for Bush because he was against Gay Marriage) which is unfuckingbelievable to me.

It all depends on the type of bigot:
The Zealot: the type that bombs abortion clinics and holds up signs that says “God hates Gays,” even worse, use Biblical scripture to turn a whole congregation against people that are “different.” Honestly, you’d think they’d be the worst but… they’re the easiest to dismantle uhum, Ted Haggard anyone?

The Polite Bigot, they smile and nod when you tell them you’re LGBT but as soon as you turn and walk away you are immediately deemed a monster/outcasts. The don’t have the balls to tell you to your face that they will never accept the fact that you’re Gay for whatever reason, they’ll just try to avoid any further contact with you ASAP. You’d think they’d be the worst, right? Nope.

The “Active Ignorance” Bigot, these are the hetero’s who know they have co workers, friends even siblings that are Gay and will under no circumstances acknowledge that their loved one is Gay. They even ignore people who say homophobic slurs/jokes knowing they have Gay people in their lives. These people will accept their loved one’s existence as long as He/She says their lover is just a “best friend” or “room mate,” at family or work functions. The know but act like they don’t know someone close to them is Gay because then they would have to deal with the uncomfortable feelings of their homophobia.

These people don’t concern themselves learning/reading issues affecting LGBT people and don’t care. They want to live in their little “hetero bubble” and have NOTHING rock the boat. They don’t care about Gay Marriage because that doesn’t concern them since, they are hetero and know they have the right to and know others do not but won’t do #&@$% about it.
Some even pass judgement on other heterosexuals who do care about or participate in LGBT equality/activism because they feel “well, you’re not Gay so why should it concern you?” These people are the worse in my opinion; the apathetic heteros (and maybe even some people within the LGBT community who are fearful and accept the status quo) who see inequality and choose to not acknowledge/look the other way.

Now, I am not saying everyone has to go to marches, rallies or be in LGBT organizations but we can all do SOMETHING. Whether it’s choosing to be informed about the issues to telling a homophobic bitch/bastard to knock off the remarks because checking them on their homophobia is a start.

I think that goes for any issues dealing with injustice/inequality: Do Something about it!

But to get back to the question at hand, no the Bigots won’t get the subtle message because (speaking from experience) most bigots aren’t subtle with their negativity/dogmatic belief systems.

Sorry for the long post and I’m not getting on a soap box here but I am very passionate about this issue and I’m going to help, just like everyone else can do.

DancingGeek
wrote on September 7 2009 @ 04:15 pm: [report]

Great video,great message! Perhaps if everyone had to ask, it would lower the divorce rate in this country.

canadiancutie
wrote on September 7 2009 @ 06:21 pm: [report]

magenta generation, the former friend was definitely the “Active Ignorance” bigot. I couldn’t believe her stance since she has gay family. I basically demanded something resembling a reason that would allow me to TRY and respect her position, and all she could say was, “It’s not how it should be. It’s always been marriage between a man and a woman. Things should not all of a sudden change.” Well, I didn’t even bother asking her to educate herself on the origins of marriage and women-as-chattle, the actual chains women would have to wear that spawned the expression “the old ball & chain,” or why change that leads to equality for everyone can and SHOULD be embraced by everyone. You cannot teach empathy or compassion. So I just cut her out of my life.