02-26-2004, 12:27 AM
Bleh. My mistake. I *do* realize that there are 2 issues here.
1. Whether people who are gay should be allowed to marry.
2. Whether this proposed law is a distraction in the coming election.
The latter question seems obvious to me. Of course it is a distraction. The howling defeat that is "Iraq" needs to be swept under the rug. A nice scandalous issue such as this might just prove to be a broom large enough for the job.
As to whom I addressed, it was Doc's post I meant to reply. (I attend several fora on the Internet and some have the "reply" button in different places than the Lurkerlounge, so I sometimes reply to the wrong post.) I reacted to his "if we allow gay, animals will be next"-comment, insinuating that people who are gay are 'ranked' somewhere between people who are straight and animals (which are straight. Animals which are gay are probably somewhere between Animals which are straight and a toilet seat I'd wager.)
I don't think Doc meant to insinuate that people who are gay are "lesser" people, but that's how my warped mind interpreted his statement.
Apologies, Nicodemus, for my mistake.
1. Whether people who are gay should be allowed to marry.
2. Whether this proposed law is a distraction in the coming election.
The latter question seems obvious to me. Of course it is a distraction. The howling defeat that is "Iraq" needs to be swept under the rug. A nice scandalous issue such as this might just prove to be a broom large enough for the job.
As to whom I addressed, it was Doc's post I meant to reply. (I attend several fora on the Internet and some have the "reply" button in different places than the Lurkerlounge, so I sometimes reply to the wrong post.) I reacted to his "if we allow gay, animals will be next"-comment, insinuating that people who are gay are 'ranked' somewhere between people who are straight and animals (which are straight. Animals which are gay are probably somewhere between Animals which are straight and a toilet seat I'd wager.)
I don't think Doc meant to insinuate that people who are gay are "lesser" people, but that's how my warped mind interpreted his statement.
Apologies, Nicodemus, for my mistake.
