Re: RE: Right Wing Bigotry From Alberta
LadyC said:
Yes, it makes sense. Or rather, it would, if we heteros hadn't already done a number on the sanctity of marriage.
I don't know if you've said, but I don't get the impression that you object to SSMs per se... just the use of the word. That seems to be the major hang-up with a lot of people, and I've often wondered why. Same with those that insist on its use. Oddly enough, I don't think I've ever heard a gay person insist on it. It seems to be the heteros that get all worked up about it.
Anyone is free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Yes i think you may be right. I know the lady I work with who is gay has no issue, and Cathou on this thread seemed not to have an issue with it. I think the main philosophical difference comes from having something perceived to be forced on society. I think you have to keep in mind that only two generations ago at most, homosexuality was illegal and you could be put in jail for it. While that is wrong, you cannot change peoples thought processes overnight, and to come as far as we, or should I say the gay community, as in such a short time is fairly remarkable.
The generational thing is interesting. I know my inlaws and my mother, and other people in the 65-80 age group generally speak in ways that are not what we would call politically correct. These are the generation that grew up with homosexuality being illegal, and they use the terms like queer, fag, etc. when talking about gays, and they don't even know they are doing it, because those are the words they used in their time. People of my generation know that it is wrong to use these terms, and those that do, do it on purpose, for whatever reason. My kids, on the other hand, abhor those terms and get very upset, even when their grandparents use those terms. So things change over generations, but some want overnight changes, and it just does not happen.
