Blog of Magic Cheese

That's nifty. I had this argument with my mother while the gay marriage thing was being debated in Canada, in which I tried to point out that frankly, it was none of her business whether gay people got married or not -- it didn't make her marriage somehow less valid . She couldn't articulate her objections, she just felt it was wrong and would make marriage meaningless. I pointed out that straight people had been doing that in divorce courts for quite some time. I don't think she bought it.

I'd be interested to know how she feels now that we've had gay marriage for a couple of years and it has not foretold the end of civilization as we know it.

My dad is really good friends with a gay guy, but it still makes him totally uncomfortable - and while I've met all of his straight friends; this one has never been over for any occasions, like ever.
Fathers are so weird.

I like the Chris Rock take on the 'sanctity' of marriage: "People always say that we can't have gay marriage because marriage is a sacred institution, that happens in the church. It's sacred... no it's not! Marriage ain't sacred! Not in America! Not in the country that watches "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?" or "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette" or "Who Wants to Marry a Midget?" Get the fuck outta here! Gay people have as much of a right to be miserable as everybody else!"