Well folks, as it stands right now, my faith in humanity as a whole is slowly and surely going down the shitter. Why you may ask? Well for me, I don't see why people have such an instinctive need to hate and suppress. A desire to deny basic human rights to people of another colour, another class, or in this particular case, another 'preference'. Of course, I'm referring to 'Proposition 8'.
In a nutshell, Proposition 8 is a proposal to amend the California constitution. An amendment aimed at eliminating the rights of same sex couples to marry. The argument, that public institutions (as it stand right now) are confusing the youth of today. That kids are being taught that it's okay to be gay, that same sex marriages are the same as traditional marriages (between a man and a women). Furthermore, it forces Californians to "not just be tolerant of gay lifestyles, but face mandatory compliance regardless of their personal beliefs." In other words, the argument is that same sex marriages are not natural, that they go against traditional values and teachings.
Now I can just start ranting (like in previous posts) about how this is an example of why I'm not religious and blah blah blah but I'm not going to do this. Rather, I'm just going to say some words on what I think about Proposition 8.
I honestly don't see the problem of allowing same sex couples to be together in marriage. After all, if two people love each other unconditionally and unselfishly, why shouldn't they be allowed to be together in matrimony? Why should it matter if they are the same sex? Seriously, how does it affect you personally if same sex marriages are legalized? The reasons given by supporters of Proposition 8 are so riddled with hypocritical statements that it's hard to take it seriously.
As stated above, Pro-Proposition 8 argues that it's dangerous to teach kids that gay marriages are okay and that gays are equal, that it's okay to be gay. Well isn't it? Why shouldn't it be okay to life the lifestyle you want? Does it really hurt anyone if a gay couple wants to be married? How is it any better if we start teaching our kids that it's not okay to be gay? Think about the ramifications of that for just a second! By saying yes to Proposition 8 your saying to YOUR kids that it's NOT okay for them to be what they want to be and that they're a travesty and an embarrassment to humankind if they do otherwise. What's next? Are you going to teach your kids that if they don't go to university, marry and start a family that they're a failure? Will you disown them if they're gay? What ever happened to love? What ever happened to decency? What ever happened to loving your child unconditionally? Are you going to love your kid less if he/she is gay cause if you do, you're the real travesty here...not them.
Here's a proposition for you. Explain to me why you think same sex couples should not be allowed to marry without referring to the bible or resorting to discriminatory statements. Has it been shown that same sex couples hurt the economy? Has it been shown that same sex couples are worse parents? Are same sex couples supporting terrorism? Explain to me...EXPLAIN!
Another key argument for Proposition 8 is that it's not fair to force Californians to face mandatory compliance regardless of their personal beliefs. All I'm going to say here is that how is Proposition 8 any different? If you don't see how this statement is hypocritical, then you're an idiot...simple as that.
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