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'I agree with gay marriage, can't they just have another word for it?'

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Sully, Sep 18, 2014.

  1. Sully

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    I just heard this being said by some guests in my house whilst I'm (asleep in bed).

    'I agree with gay marriage, can't they just have another word for it?'

    What is a good response to this? What parallels can I compare it to?

    That statement does my head in.
     
  2. Lexington

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    I fully agree with this sentiment. How about we call just it "marriage"?

    Lex
     
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    world would be so much better wouldn't it there would be no need for labels.
     
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    I feel like this is some riddle that a leprechaun would make you decypher before he would give you his gold.

    Is the answer 42?
     
  5. Kaiser

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    When separate but equal is considered a fair trade,
    Ignorance be rewarded, and more problems are made.
    Such questions as these, are the result of logic strayed,
    And the only way to remedy this, is to dissuade.

    That is a leprechaun.

    :lol:
     
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    If the issue is just over a word, then why can't they just let us use the word? After all, it's just a word.

    Thing is, it isn't just about the word, even if people try and make it seem like it is.
     
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    I was just thinking to say this
     
  8. gazwkd

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    They have other terms, 'Equal Marriage' or 'Same-sex Marriage'
     
  9. Sotv

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    cup your hands to your mouth and at the top of your lungs bellow:
    "BOOOOOOOOOOO, YOU SUCK, BOOOOOOOO"
    seems to work for me and keeps it light hearted
     
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    Just veiled homophobia.
     
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    I agree with Lex, just 'marriage', details shouldn't matter.
     
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    They used to call it Civil Partnership in England, but then changed it to Marriage instead.
     
  13. NingyoBroken

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    Agreed
     
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    Sure, if you personally go and rewrite every single state and federal statute so that every reference to marriage or marital status so it says "married or in a civil union."
     
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    Exactly. They obviously don't think the relationships are equal if they don't want to share the term. Pretty silly if they agree that there should be equal rights and their only complaint is a "word."
     
  16. Fallingdown7

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    Words change with time, people should get the hell over it
     
  17. asdfghjk

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    literally separate but equal

    ---------- Post added 18th Sep 2014 at 11:36 AM ----------

    bwaaaauuuuh gays can have marriage ~i guess~ but not OUR MARRIAGE *hisses*
     
  18. Wuggums47

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    "Will you flourbishgorben me"?
    "Yes, yes, a million times yes"!
     
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    When you separate out all the religious baloney and political pandering to the rednecks and homophobes, what it all boils down to is permitting two people with the same plumbing to get "married". Then ALL the existing laws and policies for married couples fall into place where they should without having to change anything. As soon as you use a different name, you have to start over again or, at the very least, say that ALL laws pertaining to married couples apply equally to civil partners. The problem is stickier when different states refuse to honor the US Constitution and refuse to recognize a legal marriage in a different state; then they have to be taken to the Supreme Court for resolution, which is a work in progress at the present time.
     
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    Although, I don't agree with what they are saying, I wouldn't call it homophobia. Just my opinion.