On a lighter note: Let them eat cake...

[matgb]

Great A'Tuin wedding cake? Yes please... (via here and here).

Also? There's a meme going around. Quote some bloke, declare you believe in gay rights, if you don't, you're probably a closet homophobe, etc. It's a great quote, but lithium_doll gives better from the same guy:

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.

- Ernest Gaines

Do I believe in gay rights? No, I believe in equal rights. Complete equality before the law. What I chose to do with my partner(s) of choice, you have the right to do with yours. Or at least, you should do. I don't care what gender you prefer to sleep with, really. Gay marriage? How about we abolish marriage as a civil institution (religious types can keep it), and replace the legal aspects with bespoke contracts and partnerships that suit the individual(s)? Why are only couples who sleep together given legal status?

Meh, this was supposed to be a jokey post. But still, if'n you think I need to "prove" my dislike of bigotry, you may want to pay a little bit of attention to the contents of my friends list, n'est ce pas?

Comments

[misty-moonlight.livejournal.com]

You know.. you haeinteresting ideas about marriage. I don't know why i never once considered the fact that the governmen doens't need to be in my marriage. That's silly. It's a religious or spiritual union, and not a governmental thing. Doh. No wonder they don't last anymore.

[matgb]

I read a study once that said marriages never really lasted. Mostly because someone tended to die. Othertimes,t hey broke up, but were never formally 'divorced'.

It's just modern society that idealises marriage for life and then bemoans it doesn't work due to the end of some mythical golden age.

But yeah, basic form of feminism I kinda like; replace the legal aspects with contracts, normally for fixed length but extendable, with huge provisions for childcare, responsibilities, etc. If it's an option to renew, then acrimony can be avoided, kids cared for, etc.

Extended networks can work better than simple "traditional" couples for the most part. Mostly because they always did. Anyway, I'm reading lj_biz posts, they're being sane and rational in the 6A offices, which is too weird for my brain...

[caramel-betty.livejournal.com]

Do I believe in gay rights?

Pffft. They have the same rights as any person. They can marry a woman, just as God intended. They want special rights to marry men, and there's no need for people to do that, so why should we pass special legislation just for a few perverts faggots benders?

Yours,

Disgruntled

P.S. What kind of society do we live in where the police can support Mr Gay UK? I don't think we should have faggots like that benders that kind of person in the police. It's just not natural.

[matgb]

Absolutely. And all those science reports that show such filthy behaviour in animals is obviously pro-gay bias in the results. All those great leaders and stuff in history, it's all lies, damnit, lies.

Meh, I'm supposed to be working...

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

... being as one of the things I do when I'm bored is go to your journal and click on random tags if I think they look interesting, and I have probably read about 50% of your journal now, I don't think you're the one who's being stalkery ;)

[matgb]

Except, um, I'm doing that too...

Perhaps not as much, but, y'know...

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

* feels better *

And, y'know, given the amount I post, you'd probably need to be doing it a fair bit more than me to get up to a similar percentage (sorry, I spam)

[matgb]

Yes, yes you do. And also, you're right about the tags mess. SRSLY, deepestsender, nice little drop down, and he's working on impoving it as well.

But yeah, nowhere near 50% yet but, y'know, tis fun. Might possibly have just noticed the picspam tag...

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Quite a lot of picspams I have posted are of fanciable men... Just so you don't get your hopes up TOO high LOL.

* GTL at comm *

[matgb]

'tis for the plugin.

and I just found the post where you and puddingcat talk about bras...

*is distracted again*

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

LMAO going bra shopping with Jenny is an experience and a half!

My anti-virus didn't like the plugin. I'm spanking it and teaching it a lesson.

[matgb]

If you get it working, try the friends tool, I especially love the 'drama' tab, not for what it does, just that it's definately written by an LJer.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Oh, the client worked; it just stopped everything else from working.

I've turned the antivirus off till I get an update for it.