I no longer recognize marriage
Nov. 19th, 2008 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sereneorangehat tip to fixed_air
I shall be using this with ass hats that are opposing Gay marriage
I no longer recognize marriage. It’s a new thing I’m trying.
Turns out it’s fun.
Yesterday I called a woman’s spouse her boyfriend.
The impact is obvious. I tried it on a man who has been in a relationship for years,
Fun. And instant, eyebrow-raising recognition. Suddenly the majority gets to feel what the minority feels. In a moment they feel what it’s like to have their relationship downgraded, and to have a much taken-for-granted right called into question because of another’s beliefs.
Truth be told, I don't think that marriage should be a legal status at all. I think that everyone should be allowed to have a civil union with one person at a time and if they want a religious marriage as well, do that too.
fixed_airI shall be using this with ass hats that are opposing Gay marriage
Turns out it’s fun.
Yesterday I called a woman’s spouse her boyfriend.
She says, correcting me, “He’s my husband,”
“Oh,” I say, “I no longer recognize marriage.”
The impact is obvious. I tried it on a man who has been in a relationship for years,
“How’s your longtime companion, Jill?”
“She’s my wife!”
“Yeah, well, my beliefs don’t recognize marriage.”
Fun. And instant, eyebrow-raising recognition. Suddenly the majority gets to feel what the minority feels. In a moment they feel what it’s like to have their relationship downgraded, and to have a much taken-for-granted right called into question because of another’s beliefs.
Truth be told, I don't think that marriage should be a legal status at all. I think that everyone should be allowed to have a civil union with one person at a time and if they want a religious marriage as well, do that too.