Mostly-related, yesterday Facebook was flooded by various opinions about the whole Amendment One thing and Obama's (albeit election-year-fueled) announcement. I generally stay out of political discussions because I know my views are not mainstream and I don't feel like invoking the wrath of... well, everybody.
Anyway. Yesterday. With everyone spouting their personal opinions on the whole deal, Facebook was flooded. Mostly it was outrage over Amendment One, and people being pleased about Obama - I'll say the "norm" because the large majority of my generation, it seems, is pretty open-minded and pro-equality. One status, however, rather disturbed me. It was actually Alex's dad's status, the guy is A) from Puerto Rico (which apparently is VERY anti-gay), and B) recently became a pastor (I cannot understand the church... he carries on about loving others and doing good and blah blah blah, and yet... well, I'm getting to that.). His status sounded very much like the crazed Republican overreaction that suddenly cropped up with Obama's announcement - OH NOES THIS IS WAR ON MARRIAGE AND GOD IT WILL DESTROY OUR COUNTRY.
Pointed this out to Alex, and we got talking about the whole situation. He made a very interesting point. Said that people fear the equality thing because they think it will (somehow) destroy the country, or whatever, but that the reality is that it's their reactions to everything that will destroy the country. And I can't help but agree with that. Like you said, who cares what other people do in their bedroom? (As long as it doesn't involve children or lack of consent, anyway.) And yet... people decide to make it their business. And then go crazy about it. And then... yeah. Ugh.
Well, there y'go. You didn't rant, but you got a sleep-deprived rant from me instead! Yay! I'm going to make another feeble attempt at sleeping...
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Date: 2012-05-10 10:20 am (UTC)Anyway. Yesterday. With everyone spouting their personal opinions on the whole deal, Facebook was flooded. Mostly it was outrage over Amendment One, and people being pleased about Obama - I'll say the "norm" because the large majority of my generation, it seems, is pretty open-minded and pro-equality. One status, however, rather disturbed me. It was actually Alex's dad's status, the guy is A) from Puerto Rico (which apparently is VERY anti-gay), and B) recently became a pastor (I cannot understand the church... he carries on about loving others and doing good and blah blah blah, and yet... well, I'm getting to that.). His status sounded very much like the crazed Republican overreaction that suddenly cropped up with Obama's announcement - OH NOES THIS IS WAR ON MARRIAGE AND GOD IT WILL DESTROY OUR COUNTRY.
Pointed this out to Alex, and we got talking about the whole situation. He made a very interesting point. Said that people fear the equality thing because they think it will (somehow) destroy the country, or whatever, but that the reality is that it's their reactions to everything that will destroy the country. And I can't help but agree with that. Like you said, who cares what other people do in their bedroom? (As long as it doesn't involve children or lack of consent, anyway.) And yet... people decide to make it their business. And then go crazy about it. And then... yeah. Ugh.
Well, there y'go. You didn't rant, but you got a sleep-deprived rant from me instead! Yay! I'm going to make another feeble attempt at sleeping...