sapphi_snake said:
In my view anyone who supports the persecution, discrimination and marginalisation of homosexuals is a 'bigot who promotes homophobia'. Only bigots try to play the old 'you're calling me a bigot because I have different views than yourself' card. I'm sure that if anyone said something like 'I think the blacks should be enslaved', no one would be saying 'this man just has different views than us', they'd be saying 'this guy's a racist POS'. It's just that it's still OK to bully homosexuals in contemporary society, which is why bigots still have the nerve to play that 'different views' card. They'll be the one's losing in the end. |
Personally, I don't care whether gays get to marry or if they don't, but I do know the problem with a lot of the people with your train of thought is that they sensationalize everything. To actually compare someone promoting slavery to someone against gay marraige (while fully in support of civil unions) not only belittles the horror of slavery, but also your cause. No one wants to dicuss any topic with someone who doesn't believe anyone can disagree with them and attacks the other person's views by calling them bigots and comparing them to slave owners. It's hyperbole that doesn't solve anything. Even more sad is that you feel that your view on the topic should be forced on ALL who live in the country by an overbearing Federal government. Not the right way and voted on a state by state basis.
And perhaps the worse is the overuse and, most importantly, misuse of the word homophobia. A phobia is a strong, irrational fear of an object or situation. Something that brings the experiencer to a frightened panic. Something tells me that little to none of the people who are opposed to gay marraige would go running and screaming or cower in fear if in the presence of a homosexual. Then again, I guess this may not be the issue and just a pet peeve of mine. 
