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  • (via Charles On… Manhattan Mini Storage’s answer to those against gay marriage /  GaySocialites.com) this ad campaign has been bugging me for a while now. it just seems like you could substitute some other words without changing the live-and-let-live sentiment and suddenly it wouldn’t sound so liberal and forward-thinking.  like this:  if you don’t like sexual assault, don’t rape someone.  if you don’t like the glass ceiling, don’t be born without a Y chromosome.  if you don’t like gun-related homicide, don’t buy a gun. … I am in favor of marriage equality and I’m glad that it’s legal for same-sex couples to get married in my state now. but this is not the reason. this is not enough of a reason. “everyone should be allowed to do whatever they want” is different from “this is a civil rights issue” and is an absolute world away from protecting the rights of those who are routinely persecuted or discriminated against.  (although as billboards go I guess it’s pretty far above average in terms of tolerability.)

    (via Charles On… Manhattan Mini Storage’s answer to those against gay marriage /  GaySocialites.com)

    this ad campaign has been bugging me for a while now. it just seems like you could substitute some other words without changing the live-and-let-live sentiment and suddenly it wouldn’t sound so liberal and forward-thinking. 

    like this: 

    if you don’t like sexual assault, don’t rape someone. 

    if you don’t like the glass ceiling, don’t be born without a Y chromosome. 

    if you don’t like gun-related homicide, don’t buy a gun.

    … I am in favor of marriage equality and I’m glad that it’s legal for same-sex couples to get married in my state now. but this is not the reason. this is not enough of a reason. “everyone should be allowed to do whatever they want” is different from “this is a civil rights issue” and is an absolute world away from protecting the rights of those who are routinely persecuted or discriminated against. 

    (although as billboards go I guess it’s pretty far above average in terms of tolerability.)

    Source: gaysocialites.com
    • July 15, 2011 (7:27 pm)
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    3. thirdfloorngaparou said: I don’t read it as giving “people should be able to do whatever they want” as a reason for allowing it. Rather, I read it as criticizing “I don’t like it” as a reason for denying it.
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