You seem to conclude that homosexuals unions should be elevated to the dignity of married individuals. For me this is like saying. Dwarfs are not to blame for the physical abnormalities they were born with; therefore they should be allowed to become policemen, firemen, or apply for any other line of employment available for normal individuals.
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You're right. They should. As long as they're physically capable of doing the job, there is no reason they should not be permitted to do it. This does eliminate some job options for them, but then again, being born with asthma can also keep people from qualifying for jobs such as firefighters, because of the increased health risk.
Marriage at its most basic level is simply a legal contract. On an emotional level, it's a public declaration of love and devotion. Nothing about the people involved both being the same sex makes either of those things impossible.
And again, I humbly ask you to define "normal". And no, the answer: me doesn't count. I you find an answer, think very careful about it...
Wait...why COULDN'T "dwarfs" be firemen, or policemen, and why SHOULDN'T they be allowed full employment opportunities for anything that isn't outright impossible for them to do (like high-shelf stockers, or apple tree pickers, or something).
I...I think you need to come up with a better analogy...
Ignoring the fact that your analogy is horribly wrong about dwarfs, How does that relate to homosexual marriage? Ok, so certain people can't do things because of a condition they were born with, how does being born gay make you incapable of getting a marriage license (except for the fact that the fundies running this country made it illegal)?
See, little people can't do things like heft a normal sized human on their shoulder and scale down a fire ladder, and similar feats by the other vocations you mentioned need physical characteristics to execute the job.
Gays, however, can love and can commit.
You fail at life. So hard.
Um... yeah, pretty much.
Seriously, what?
I'm 5'2', thanks to my 4'10' mom. Hardly dwarves, medically speaking, but shorter than 90% of the population, and subjust to the occasional "shot joke" from friends. How does that make us any less normal than Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce? Other than shooting percentage, each one of us is as "noemal" as the other.
The further stupidity of this poster is revealed in the rest of the thread and in other discussion on the site... Turns out he banks by using his real name on the internet, and is a realtor from somewhere. Why you want to slap your real name to bigotry on the internetz when you run a business...
His other posts are full of winning sexism as well.
If that's not a perfect example of how prejudices intertwine, I don't know what is.
Hope a little person punches him in the kiwis.
@LexKitten:
Of course Fundies hate dwarfs. First of all, Senor Nic might as well have called them Munchkins or Oompa Loompas (as that is the subtext here), but I digress. Fundies hate dwarves 'cause the FSM favors them the most.
Stupid on so many levels.
1) Marriage a civil contract between two individuals that outlines the division of property, pension-sharing, and decision-making by proxy in case of a medical emergency. Homosexuals are perfectly capable of meeting their contractual obligations. Asshat.
2) Dwarves ARE “normal people” regardless of whether they can handle certain physically demanding jobs. Asshat.
Huh?
So you agree, good. Let's get on to more important issues. How to stop global warming and get food for all starving people?
On a more horrified note; How in Hell are dwarfs responsible for their shortness? Like you are responsible for your shortness of intelligence? And of course dwarfs should have the right to apply for any kind of job, just like every one else. Fireman and policeman however, takes extremely good physique and mental capabilities, so not many will be taken on, not even among tall, white straight males.
Confused?
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