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How is it possible that the argument against gay marriage just got worse? That has to be the dumbest argument I've ever seen, only the westboro church can outdo that fucked up logic.
As much as I completely disagree with Chick-Fil-A's stance, I have strong reservations against the City of Boston actively working to ensure that no CFA branches open in the city for that reason.
Thankfully, her partner of 27 years will be denied federal death benefits because of DOMA.
Can't tell which or whose argument you're referring to, but at a minimum this doesn't sound like a halfway serious attempt to confront it.That has to be the dumbest argument I've ever seen, only the westboro church can outdo that fucked up logic.
I hadn't really thought about Sally Ride in 20-odd years and was not quite 12 when she made her first shuttle flight, but reading the articles about her death tonight brought back some pretty vivid memories of just how insulting the "journalistic" questions and attitudes aimed at a highly ambitious woman in the public eye could be, back in 1983. "Do you cry when things go wrong on the job?" "Will you wear a bra in space?" "Do you plan to have children?" Etc. Never mind the unthinkability of being an out lesbian (or bisexual, whatever) in that position at that time.She was not gay when she went into space. That would have been really big news.
I hadn't really thought about Sally Ride in 20-odd years and was not quite 12 when she made her first shuttle flight, but reading the articles about her death tonight brought back some pretty vivid memories of just how insulting the "journalistic" questions and attitudes aimed at a highly ambitious woman in the public eye could be, back in 1983. "Do you cry when things go wrong on the job?" "Will you wear a bra in space?" "Do you plan to have children?" Etc. Never mind the unthinkability of being an out lesbian (or bisexual, whatever) in that position at that time.
I hadn't really thought about Sally Ride in 20-odd years and was not quite 12 when she made her first shuttle flight, but reading the articles about her death tonight brought back some pretty vivid memories of just how insulting the "journalistic" questions and attitudes aimed at a highly ambitious woman in the public eye could be, back in 1983. "Do you cry when things go wrong on the job?" "Will you wear a bra in space?" "Do you plan to have children?" Etc.
Your post was so mean it made me cry, so I'm consoling myself with a bar of freeze-dried astronaut ice cream from the NASA museum, which was the only display there I understood, while my husband comes up with a retort for me to post.i am all for equality and think the genders should be treated equally, but why do we have to pretend that they are the same? why shouldn't we wonder if a woman would cry if she were to, say, bomb Baghdad? and why shouldn't we be concerned that her breasts may get in the way of her making repairs to the international space station? men are not women, nor are women men. the American public has the right to know.
gender equity doesn't mean pretending that the genders are the same, and the way that we affirm that gender does indeed matter is to celebrate traditional marriage by telling Sally Ride's partner that she's no more important in the eyes of the law to than the woman who scooped Sally Ride's ice cream at Baskin Robbins.
gender matters. it makes babies.
i am all for equality and think the genders should be treated equally, but why do we have to pretend that they are the same? why shouldn't we wonder if a woman would cry if she were to, say, bomb Baghdad? and why shouldn't we be concerned that her breasts may get in the way of her making repairs to the international space station? men are not women, nor are women men. the American public has the right to know.
gender equity doesn't mean pretending that the genders are the same, and the way that we affirm that gender does indeed matter is to celebrate traditional marriage by telling Sally Ride's partner that she's no more important in the eyes of the law to than the woman who scooped Sally Ride's ice cream at Baskin Robbins.
gender matters. it makes babies.
Can't tell which or whose argument you're referring to, but at a minimum this doesn't sound like a halfway serious attempt to confront it.
Everything from comfortably strolling down the street holding hands,
I was going to start a thread about Sally Ride, figured there'd be little interest. To me she was a pioneer for women and someone for young girls to look up to.
I didn't even know she was gay-that's just not right and fair about her partner. I bet that NASA these days still isn't the most welcoming place for openly gay men and women-what's left of NASA.
I hadn't really thought about Sally Ride in 20-odd years and was not quite 12 when she made her first shuttle flight, but reading the articles about her death tonight brought back some pretty vivid memories of just how insulting the "journalistic" questions and attitudes aimed at a highly ambitious woman in the public eye could be, back in 1983. "Do you cry when things go wrong on the job?" "Will you wear a bra in space?" "Do you plan to have children?" Etc. Never mind the unthinkability of being an out lesbian (or bisexual, whatever) in that position at that time.
“It’s too bad this is such a big deal. It is too bad our society isn’t further along.”
Hmmm, I probably would've liked that about Flagstaff too, if I could only have found a f*ing place to park. Charming old town with an appealing student/hippie vibe, and obvs the natural environs are fantastic, but getting around and in/out of that place...rrrrggh.
Well, but see, it is a big deal, because critics of these radical social experiments have been silenced. For example, my high school history teacher who frequently condemned the "dumb broads" (i.e. feminists, Gloria Steinem being his favorite example) trying to sell us on the idea that women could seriously compete with men in the professions, or my Freshman Seminar prof who often reminisced about the halcyon years when men could enjoy real scholarly discussion without whiny, unserious women and minorities butting in--they wouldn't be able to get away with those expressions of conscience now, nor with their harmless practice of calling on female students (especially ones challenging them) using "sweetie" and "honey." Instead, the iron fist of the law stifles resistance to this radical alteration of 5000 years of tradition, and well-meaning male liberals are duped into thinking they're standing for "justice" and "equality" by rejecting such voices of dissent. Who is really being disrespected here?I think her own words in response to those questions are probably best quoted here and relate perfectly to all those who continue to be against gay marriage:
“It’s too bad this is such a big deal. It is too bad our society isn’t further along.”
As much as I completely disagree with Chick-Fil-A's stance, I have strong reservations against the City of Boston actively working to ensure that no CFA branches open in the city for that reason.