Comments on: South Africa To Recognize Same Sex Marriage http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/ Feminist, anti-racist, pro-fat, plus whatever else we feel like talking about. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jesurgislac http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-89557 Jesurgislac Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:05:10 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-89557 Christian Writes: <I>First of all, you fail to count correctly. I'm the only person on FSB who is a admitted homophobe</I> But certainly not the only one who regularly, routinely, and shamelessly expresses homophobic views. There are several people on FSB who, whether or not they acknowledge it, hold homophobic opinions and express political views based on nothing but homophobia. <I> and I'm also the only ONE who brought up the fact that real marriage is integrated, while ssm is a segregated form of marriage</I> You were certainly the first to compare same-sex marriage to apartheid. My recollection of that (extremely long!) thread is that several of your fellow homophobes agreed with you and got cross with those of us who oppose homophobia when we pointed out that it was an absurd comparison. <I>Secondly, it's uncanny foolishness for you to equate segregation to apartheid. I shamelessly segregate my white from my colored laundry, and yet I am happy to mix them when I wear them. </I> And supporters of segregation AND apartheid were quite content to have black people living in their neighborhoods so long as they did so to work for white people. Segregation is apartheid by another name: and equating segregation/apartheid to same-sex marriage on the grounds that it's sexist for a man to prefer to marry another man, or a woman to prefer to marry another woman, is as absurd as it would be to accuse people <I>not</I> in mixed-race marriages of being racist. Christian Writes: First of all, you fail to count correctly. I’m the only person on FSB who is a admitted homophobe

But certainly not the only one who regularly, routinely, and shamelessly expresses homophobic views. There are several people on FSB who, whether or not they acknowledge it, hold homophobic opinions and express political views based on nothing but homophobia.

and I’m also the only ONE who brought up the fact that real marriage is integrated, while ssm is a segregated form of marriage

You were certainly the first to compare same-sex marriage to apartheid. My recollection of that (extremely long!) thread is that several of your fellow homophobes agreed with you and got cross with those of us who oppose homophobia when we pointed out that it was an absurd comparison.

Secondly, it’s uncanny foolishness for you to equate segregation to apartheid. I shamelessly segregate my white from my colored laundry, and yet I am happy to mix them when I wear them.

And supporters of segregation AND apartheid were quite content to have black people living in their neighborhoods so long as they did so to work for white people. Segregation is apartheid by another name: and equating segregation/apartheid to same-sex marriage on the grounds that it’s sexist for a man to prefer to marry another man, or a woman to prefer to marry another woman, is as absurd as it would be to accuse people not in mixed-race marriages of being racist.

]]> By: Mary http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-89170 Mary Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:09:54 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-89170 "real marriage is integrated, while ssm is a segregated form of marriage." If it's sexist to marry someone in your gender then isn't it racist to marry someone in your ethnic group, age discrimination to marry someone in your age group, etc.? “real marriage is integrated, while ssm is a segregated form of marriage.”

If it’s sexist to marry someone in your gender then isn’t it racist to marry someone in your ethnic group, age discrimination to marry someone in your age group, etc.?

]]> By: Scarbo http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88947 Scarbo Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:10:07 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88947 I liked the Jay Leno's comment last night: "South Africa is the first African country to legalize gay marriage? I would have guessed the country of CHAD would be first." :-) I liked the Jay Leno’s comment last night: “South Africa is the first African country to legalize gay marriage? I would have guessed the country of CHAD would be first.” :-)

]]> By: Christian http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88905 Christian Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:53:30 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88905 If you are not kidding, then you're being plain innacurate Jes. First of all, you fail to count correctly. I'm the only person on FSB who is an admitted homophobe, and I'm also the only ONE who brought up the fact that real marriage is integrated, while ssm is a segregated form of marriage. Secondly, it's uncanny foolishness for you to equate segregation to apartheid. I shamelessly segregate my white from my colored laundry, and yet I am happy to mix them when I wear them. If you are not kidding, then you’re being plain innacurate Jes.

First of all, you fail to count correctly. I’m the only person on FSB who is an admitted homophobe, and I’m also the only ONE who brought up the fact that real marriage is integrated, while ssm is a segregated form of marriage.

Secondly, it’s uncanny foolishness for you to equate segregation to apartheid. I shamelessly segregate my white from my colored laundry, and yet I am happy to mix them when I wear them.

]]> By: Jesurgislac http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88691 Jesurgislac Sun, 04 Dec 2005 14:38:56 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88691 There's a lengthy comments-thread on <a href="http://familyscholars.org/?p=5387" rel="nofollow">Family Scholars Blog</a>, in which the homophobes try to equate same-sex marriage with apartheid. No, I'm not kidding (wish I were). There’s a lengthy comments-thread on Family Scholars Blog, in which the homophobes try to equate same-sex marriage with apartheid.

No, I’m not kidding (wish I were).

]]> By: Kyra http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88441 Kyra Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:41:17 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88441 WOOOOT!!!! WOOOOT!!!!

]]> By: Myca http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88435 Myca Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:59:17 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/12/02/south-africa-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage/#comment-88435 <blockquote>Only one of the court's 11 judges dissented from the ruling, arguing it should have legalized gay marriage immediately instead of allowing 12 months for parliament to act.</blockquote> Goddamn, that feels nice to read. That's the kind of judicial dissent I could put up with a little more of.

Only one of the court’s 11 judges dissented from the ruling, arguing it should have legalized gay marriage immediately instead of allowing 12 months for parliament to act.

Goddamn, that feels nice to read. That’s the kind of judicial dissent I could put up with a little more of.

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