And on the other hand, various "logical justifications" tend to boil down to one thing: - Edit 1
Before modification by beetnemesis at 16/10/2012 11:05:37 PM
No matter how many arguments they can site, anti-gay marriage arguments come down to, "Gay relationships are not as legitimate/meaningful/important as straight ones."
So, sure, maybe being against gay marriage doesn't automatically mean you're so hateful that you want to start a new chapter of Hitler Youth, but there is a commonality there.
My grandma was a sweet old lady, and I know she had at least one or two black friends, but she was pretty adamantly against mixed-race marriages. She wasn't malicious, she wasn't a bad person, but on a certain level, yes, she was bigoted.
So while I see what you're saying, "just because someone is against gay marriage doesn't mean they eat babies," I DO think it's important not to let bigots off the hook.
I believe in free speech, so if someone wants to be a bigot- be a bigot. Just as long as they don't try to kid themselves that they're just "thinking of the children" or whatever.
So, sure, maybe being against gay marriage doesn't automatically mean you're so hateful that you want to start a new chapter of Hitler Youth, but there is a commonality there.
My grandma was a sweet old lady, and I know she had at least one or two black friends, but she was pretty adamantly against mixed-race marriages. She wasn't malicious, she wasn't a bad person, but on a certain level, yes, she was bigoted.
So while I see what you're saying, "just because someone is against gay marriage doesn't mean they eat babies," I DO think it's important not to let bigots off the hook.
I believe in free speech, so if someone wants to be a bigot- be a bigot. Just as long as they don't try to kid themselves that they're just "thinking of the children" or whatever.