Comments on: Double Standards http://www.laurainsideout.com/2008/11/06/double-standards/ Enjoy the little things for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things -- Robert Brault Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:14:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Thea http://www.laurainsideout.com/2008/11/06/double-standards/#comment-1885 Thea Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:15:40 +0000 http://www.laurainsideout.com/2008/11/06/double-standards/#comment-1885 I heartily disagree. First of all, if you would like to vote on a law that keeps the courts out of the state legislature, then create a law that states just that. Proposition 8 had nothing whatsoever in its verbiage that related to the courts...so if you voted on Prop8 because of that, you voted for the wrong reason. Secondly, as far as maintaining the traditional definition of marriage: how does changing that definition affect your marriage to your husband? Truly, allowing Bob and Tom to be husband and husband as opposed to just partner and partner does not affect YOUR relationship with your husband one iota...nor does it affect your relationship to your family, church or God. So why the big deal? Thirdly, to me there isn't much difference between the "compromise" of domestic partnerships and the Jim Crow laws of the south. Think about it: the Jim Crow laws allowed whites to give blacks - technically - the same rights as whites, while still maintaining them as a separate group of non-whites. And anyone with a history book can tell you that separate does NOT mean equal. All the while, people who were walking the fence on racism allowed themselves to say "I'm not racist...I support African-Americans having the same rights as I do. I just don't want them to be defined as equal to me." It's no different with the domestic partnerships that you support - they only give the illusion of equality while still maintaining separation, and all the while you claim that you're not bigoted? I'm sorry, but it's not possible to walk the line of bigotry. If you deny homosexuals the same rights and privileges that you would keep for yourself - INCLUDING the titles and licenses associated with such privileges - then you do not believe that they are equal to you, for whatever reason, and thus by definition you are a bigot. You may not like to admit it, but that's how it works. Welcome to the civil rights movement of our time. It's a shame that you're on the wrong side. I heartily disagree. First of all, if you would like to vote on a law that keeps the courts out of the state legislature, then create a law that states just that. Proposition 8 had nothing whatsoever in its verbiage that related to the courts…so if you voted on Prop8 because of that, you voted for the wrong reason.

Secondly, as far as maintaining the traditional definition of marriage: how does changing that definition affect your marriage to your husband? Truly, allowing Bob and Tom to be husband and husband as opposed to just partner and partner does not affect YOUR relationship with your husband one iota…nor does it affect your relationship to your family, church or God. So why the big deal?

Thirdly, to me there isn’t much difference between the “compromise” of domestic partnerships and the Jim Crow laws of the south. Think about it: the Jim Crow laws allowed whites to give blacks - technically - the same rights as whites, while still maintaining them as a separate group of non-whites. And anyone with a history book can tell you that separate does NOT mean equal.

All the while, people who were walking the fence on racism allowed themselves to say “I’m not racist…I support African-Americans having the same rights as I do. I just don’t want them to be defined as equal to me.” It’s no different with the domestic partnerships that you support - they only give the illusion of equality while still maintaining separation, and all the while you claim that you’re not bigoted?

I’m sorry, but it’s not possible to walk the line of bigotry. If you deny homosexuals the same rights and privileges that you would keep for yourself - INCLUDING the titles and licenses associated with such privileges - then you do not believe that they are equal to you, for whatever reason, and thus by definition you are a bigot. You may not like to admit it, but that’s how it works.

Welcome to the civil rights movement of our time. It’s a shame that you’re on the wrong side.

]]> By: Laura P http://www.laurainsideout.com/2008/11/06/double-standards/#comment-1881 Laura P Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:24:40 +0000 http://www.laurainsideout.com/2008/11/06/double-standards/#comment-1881 Haha! Thanks...it just drives me nuts when people refuse to show others the same courtesy that they demand for themselves. Respect is a two-way street. Haha! Thanks…it just drives me nuts when people refuse to show others the same courtesy that they demand for themselves. Respect is a two-way street.

]]> By: Derrick S http://www.laurainsideout.com/2008/11/06/double-standards/#comment-1876 Derrick S Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:53:10 +0000 http://www.laurainsideout.com/2008/11/06/double-standards/#comment-1876 Very well said. We disagree (not too much, actually) on some of these specific points, but I appreciate that we can discuss things in a civilized way. I get really irritated when people on either side of an argument can't at least respect the other person's right to have a different opinion - even if they strongly disagree with the opposing view. It's an issue of professionalism and common courtesy. People like that are such freakin' moronic idiot loser scumbags.... oh, wait. Very well said. We disagree (not too much, actually) on some of these specific points, but I appreciate that we can discuss things in a civilized way. I get really irritated when people on either side of an argument can’t at least respect the other person’s right to have a different opinion - even if they strongly disagree with the opposing view. It’s an issue of professionalism and common courtesy.

People like that are such freakin’ moronic idiot loser scumbags…. oh, wait.

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