Thread: Gay people's opinion should not be taken into account in the marriage debate

This is because marriage has been a straight institution for centuries and gay people have no first hand experience with marriage or why it's significant as a cultural factor, therefore their opinions should be ignored because they don't have the centuries of experience with marriage that straight people do.

Originally Posted by SpaceCricket79

This is because marriage has been a straight institution for centuries and gay people have no first hand experience with marriage or why it's significant as a cultural factor, therefore their opinions should be ignored because they don't have the centuries of experience with marriage that straight people do.

Gay people have no first hand experience with marriage? lol. They've been involved in the same marriages and cultures as everyone else.

Originally Posted by JeffLV

Gay people have no first hand experience with marriage? lol. They've been involved in the same marriages and cultures as everyone else.

My argument is just as good as the one in the other thread - I'm just providing some balance.

Originally Posted by SpaceCricket79

My argument is just as good as the one in the other thread - I'm just providing some balance.

No, it actually isn't. When I referred to the marriage debate, I was talking about the gay marriage debate - I would've included the word gay in the title but it wouldn't fit with the word limit.

The right for Straight people to marry is not on the debating table at the moment in the media, sorry if this confused you. If it was on the table and the situation was reversed I'd be saying that gay people's opinions should not be taken into account in the straight marriage debate.

This thread amounts to pathetic and inane wordplay on your part, this is pretty much what I'm seeing:

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I'm not going to post again if you reply, I'm just explaining the situation.

Originally Posted by SpaceCricket79

This is because marriage has been a straight institution for centuries and gay people have no first hand experience with marriage or why it's significant as a cultural factor, therefore their opinions should be ignored because they don't have the centuries of experience with marriage that straight people do.

Yea, because straight people have been nothing but honorable and honest in the institution of marriage.

Gay people want the following:

1. Steal 1/2 the other person's finances as an incentive for break-up.

2. Be able to take out a plethora of debt in the other person's name and stick them with the bill.

3. Ruin the other person's last name in the media, only to change it back to yours and go incognito.

4. Use another person's stuff and money to live on for several years.



Only men and women get to do that.

Originally Posted by SpaceCricket79

This is because marriage has been a straight institution for centuries and gay people have no first hand experience with marriage or why it's significant as a cultural factor, therefore their opinions should be ignored because they don't have the centuries of experience with marriage that straight people do.

Considering how splendid heterosexual marriage success rates are, not sure how gays could do any worse. Shaquille O'neal has a better chance at hitting a free throw than straights entering into a successful marriage

Originally Posted by SpaceCricket79

This is because marriage has been a straight institution for centuries and gay people have no first hand experience with marriage or why it's significant as a cultural factor, therefore their opinions should be ignored because they don't have the centuries of experience with marriage that straight people do.

You are confusing the social institution with the legal institution--a common mistake.

Originally Posted by Bow To The Robots

You are confusing the social institution with the legal institution--a common mistake.

The legal institution is really a civil union, the social institution is marriage. Gays can already get married. They can't have a civil union.

And...it's also discriminatory towards single people...

Originally Posted by SpaceCricket79

This is because marriage has been a straight institution for centuries and gay people have no first hand experience with marriage or why it's significant as a cultural factor, therefore their opinions should be ignored because they don't have the centuries of experience with marriage that straight people do.

Marriage existed before Christianity.

Same sex marriage were performed before Christianity.

Your argument is moot.