Prop 8

Yesterday I overheard two of my students arguing about Prop 8. One claimed that she didn’t have a problem with gay people, and they should have the same rights, but they shouldn’t call their commitment a “marriage.”

Same day driving home from work, there was a dad and about 5 kids bouncing around with their Yes on Prop 8 signs and t-shirts.

Protecting the sanctity of marriage. That’s the argument, or at least the slogan, right?

They’re worried about their kids. In the midst of googling this morning, I’ve found that’s the nature of their worries, or at least that’s the reason they’re using to try and rile up more supporting votes.

I don’t know about you, but I never even heard the word “marriage” in school. And if anything besides curriculum was discussed, you really want to shelter your kid so that they are never able to function around different types of people?

They say it should be up to the states and be voted on, not up to the Supreme Court. I’m sorry, but bottom line, people are too fucking bigoted and stupid to make a decision like that. No offense, but we’ve always needed judges and political officials who are trained to objectively look at a situation to step up and make the unpopular decisions. Thank God for the judges on the Supreme Court who decided on Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and Lyndon Johnson, who had some balls. If these things were voted on, we wouldn’t be where we are at now. Sorry, but it’s true.

Some Black civil rights groups, such as the NAACP, freak out when the fight for gay rights get compared to their struggle. We’re not trying to one-up you. We know it’s not nearly as bad as it was or even is today for Black individuals. That doesn’t mean both forms of discrimination aren’t wrong. Both areas, which during their respective struggles have had the opposition spouting bible verses and overlooking the separation of church and state as the foundation of their arguments.

If Prop 8 passes, I may need to be restrained. Seriously, I get more and more pissed everyday.