1.07.2006

The Wrongness of Gay Marriage

Stolen from another site. Enjoy.

10 reasons Gay Marriage is wrong:

1. Being gay is not natural. And as you know Americans have always rejected unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

2. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

3. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because, as you know, a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

4. Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

5. Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed. The sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

6. Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

7. Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

8. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.

9. Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.

10. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.

1.05.2006

The Post About Nothing in Particular. Really.

Work has become far more tedious than I had ever thought it would be; staff morale is poor because of constant meddling by my superiors, work politics make my stomach turn, conversations and meetings are mind-numbing wastes of time where -- and this is the most annoying trait that it seems everyone I work with seems to share -- people ignorantly talk about things that they don't particularly understand with incredible passion and vigor.

For no particular reason at all, I'm reminded of a story. This was a few years ago; I was flying to Florida to visit my Grandparents, but was doing so alone. I was sitting next to this guy, probably about 35, who turned to me to talk.

"I've heard that flights will go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."

Now, I was just about to dig into the In-Flight Magazine provided by the fine people at Air Canada, but I decided to humour him for a moment.

"What would you like to discuss?"

"Oh, I don't know," he said, "How about nuclear power?"

"That could be an interesting topic," I said, "but let me ask you a question first:"

"A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat grass -- the same stuff. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?"

"Jeez," he said, "I have no idea."

"Well, then," I told him, "How is it that you feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know shit?"