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Proof That Blatant Ignorance CAN Come In A Very Pretty Package

Posted by WillowRaine on April 21, 2009 | 6 Comments

Looking at the picture above, ones first thought may be,”She’s very pretty”, and I’ll admit, she is somewhat aesthetically pleasing, UNTIL she opens her mouth. I’m sure that most everyone has heard by now, her ridiculous reasoning for her opposition on gay marriage, and if not, you may want to crawl out from under that rock, or maybe not. At least under there you’d be safe from her weak,half assed argument, that made absolutely no valid point.
In case you haven’t guessed it by now, I am definitely for legalizing gay marriages, but more on that later. Allow me to reinforce why people who are this close minded, and ignorant should not be allowed to speak. Ready?
Perez Hilton *Shaking my head* Bless his little heart, had to ask her what her view was on legalizing gay marriages.
Her answer? : “Well I think its great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what, in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think it should be between a man and a woman. Thank you very much.”

*Still shaking my head* Are you serious? How does she remember to put her shoes on the right feet?
Now mind you, my beef with her is NOT that she is against gay marriage, even though I am openly supportive of it and the GLBT . No. My problem is that she is way too ignorant on the topic to have been allowed to try to argue her point. What point? Allow me to dissect the *sarcasm* FINER points of this answer for you.
“Same sex marriage or opposite marriage” Really? How is that a properly articulated sentence? A lot of these women are beautiful AND intelligent, how did she get to where she is speaking in this manner? Okay, next. “In MY country, in MY family” Alright, so what we derive from this is she lives in a completely different country, because in her country homosexuals are not allowed to be in love, and to be with the ones that they love? And she “believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman,no offense to anybody out there,but that’s how I was raised and that’s how it should be between a man and a woman”. It’s that kind of backwards,backwoods thinking that most of us have been lobbying against. Who are you, who am I, to say what love is to EACH individual? And why should we think that we house the right to judge someone based on who they love? It’s ridiculous! I’ve always thought that you fall in love,more based on personality traits than on what genitalia someone has.
What really disappoints me is that she is representing California, a state that is renowned for being more accepting and open minded.
And what saddens me even more, is when “Straight” people like that procreate, and raise more narrow minded people,how are we ever going to overcome all of this bigotry and hate, if it doesn’t start at home,with parents teaching their kids, that love is about acceptance.
You don’t have to believe in Gay marriage, or Gay rights, to each their own, but at least be able to have a more convincing argument than she did. And don’t even get me started on the “It’s an abomination against God” argument either, I could debate all day on that one.
In closing, the Gay community doesn’t tell you who to love, why should you try to tell them? If you don’t like their lifestyle, it’s simple, don’t live it. But don’t try to take away their rights as American citizens, or human beings even, that so many have fought and literally died for. What happened to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness” ?  We ALL deserve that right. Regardless of  Sexual orientation, race, religion,etc! Search within yourself and find that ability to love and accept people unconditionally, that’s your homework for the year.

Ellen Degeneres Issues A Statement About Prop 8

Posted by taylor blue on November 6, 2008 | 5 Comments

Knowing that Prop 8 was passed makes me totally sick. I can’t believe that a world like this can deny people that love each other the right to get married. Ellen Degeneres has been a huge supporter of trying to get people to say NO to Prop 8. She issued a statement about the whole situation…

“Watching the returns on election night was an amazing experience. Barack Obama is our new president. Change is here. I, like millions of Americans, felt like we had taken a giant step towards equality. We were watching history. This morning, when it was clear that Proposition 8 had passed in California, I can’t explain the feeling I had. I was saddened beyond belief. Here we just had a giant step towards equality and then on the very next day, we took a giant step away.

“I believe one day a ‘ban on gay marriage’ will sound totally ridiculous. In the meantime, I will continue to speak out for equality for all of us.”

Now Ellen and Portia de Rossi’s marriage can be wiped away just because of this passing. Is this right? I don’t think so.

[Image by Whittle/Splash News]

Ellen Degeneres Blasts Sarah Palin For Prop 8

Posted by taylor blue on October 22, 2008 | 17 Comments

There is such controversy on Prop 8…and if it were to go through it would ban gay marriage. I have changed my opinion of how I feel about it in the last year. I support gay people wanting to get married. Love is such an amazing thing and so is marriage. How come straight people can get married 4 or 5 times over and over but gay people can’t get married once. It doesn’t seem fair at all. Sen Sarah Palin wants to ban gay marriage on her show Ellen Degeneres ranted about it.

“I told you all I’ve been watching CNN a whole lot lately. I’ve been watching it way too much I think because they’ve invited me to their Christmas party.

She continued, “I don’t know if you saw this, but Vice Presidential Candidate, Governor Sarah Palin says she’s that in favor of a federal ban on gay marriage. Basically wants to change the constitution. So if you’re wondering, I’m sure you are, how I feel about this. I don’t like, I don’t like it. I don’t agree. Maybe it’s because I’m gay that I think we should all be equal. but I feel that we’re all equal.

“I don’t know what people are scared of maybe they think that their children will be influenced. I gotta say I was raised by two heterosexuals. I was surrounded by heterosexuals just every where I looked heterosexuals and they did not influences. I mean I dabbled in high school, who didn’t? Everyone dabbled, ya know?

“People are gonna be who they’re gonna be. And we need to learn to love them for who they are and let them love who they want to love.”

I think Ellen is amazing at changing people’s opinion of how they should feel.