'Til Justin Timberlake Do Us Part
Kinky Friedman, the Jewish country-western singer who ran for Texas governor in 2006, famously endorsed the idea of same-sex marriage, saying "if they want to be as miserable as the rest of us, let 'em." The notion that granting same-sex couples the right to wed somehow threatens "traditional" marriage is pretty silly. What is traditional marriage, after all? You don't have to go back too far to get to the time when a wife was considered property, with as much social standing as the husband's ox and dog. If the "social conservatives" really wanted to protect the sanctity of marriage, they'd be putting all their energies into outlawing divorce.
posted by John M Crowther @ 7:28 AM
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John C, woman are still considered property in over half the world. Not only the middle east but in places here in the good ole USA.
Seems more are coming "out of the closet". Also marriages are more frequent between different colors and religions.
Lee is right about women still being considered property here in the USA. Sometimes it is because she stays home, has children and doesn't work. The one that has the check book makes the rules.
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