WHAT?
I decided to take a look at the "Yes on Prop 8"/Protect Marriage website. I encourage you to do the same. Not because I think you should vote yes on 8 if you're a Californian but because I feel like it's good to know all sides of an issue.
When I took a look at the Protect Marriage site, I fully expected it to be a well crafted argument against gay marriage.
It's not.
Take a look at their commercial:
"Imposed" same sex marriage? Acceptence is "mandatory"? WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT!?
The "Yes on 8" folks seem to be trying to mislead conservative voters by making them believe that they will legally "have to" be ok with gay marriage. I don't even get what they mean by having same sex marriage "imposed" on us.....like, what, we'll be forced to go gay? We'll be legally mandated to buy them all blenders?
If you look through the site, there is a lot of talk about teaching kids gay marriage. That, because kids learn about marriage, they'll be taught about GAY MARRIAGE.
Really, what do conservatives think that HONESTLY means? Do they think that suddenly kindergarten curriculum will include gay porn?
The reality is that gay marriage doesn't change anything about marriage for you or me or millions of other Californians. It doesn't do a thing to my marriage, it does not change any definitions for me or you, and it doesn't really impact our day to day lives at all. Period.
The reality is that gay marriage doesn't impact what is taught to my kids either. They will learn that ANYONE can get married rather than just boys to girls. THAT'S ALL. Oh, the horror.
I don't really think that the Yes on Prop 8 people realize that their website is as embarrassing as it is. But, even worse, I would be willing to bet that there are thousands of conservatives out there who are unwilling to look further into this that the highly misleading ad campaign ProtectMarriage.com has going on, and are actually being duped into believing their half-truths and twisted words. Sad.
It's ok to not like gay marriage. It's ok if you think it's an abomination. That's fine. Think that. Defeating Prop 8 won't change that. You won't have to like gay marriage, heck you won't even have to like gays.
But, it's not ok to deny your peers basic civil rights simply because you don't happen to "believe" in their lifestyle.
