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Shocking moment
Oct. 28th, 2008 07:24 pmOn the local news a while ago they were doing short clips of "man n the street" type interviews.
They asked this one older woman and she said she'd vote for McCain. Ok I don't like it, but I can understand that some folks think that's the right choice.
Then she went on and said she was pro-life. Bit of a wince on my part there.
Then came the shocker. She blithely went on to say "I'm against gay rights".
Not "I'm against same sex marriage" or "I'm against "civil unions". But just a calm matter of fact statement that she was against "gay rights".
That's so sweeping that it is (or should be) shocking. Because what she's saying is that *anything* that can be called "gay rights" must be wrong.
I can't imagine someone saying *publicly* (as opposed to in a meeting of like-minded individuals) that they were against civil rights. Yet what she said is the exact same thing. Different group, same concept.
That she feels that way is sad. That it doesn't even occur to her that it's a sentiment best not expressed in public (if for no other reason than the fact that many people's reactions will be more than a little negative) is appalling.
They asked this one older woman and she said she'd vote for McCain. Ok I don't like it, but I can understand that some folks think that's the right choice.
Then she went on and said she was pro-life. Bit of a wince on my part there.
Then came the shocker. She blithely went on to say "I'm against gay rights".
Not "I'm against same sex marriage" or "I'm against "civil unions". But just a calm matter of fact statement that she was against "gay rights".
That's so sweeping that it is (or should be) shocking. Because what she's saying is that *anything* that can be called "gay rights" must be wrong.
I can't imagine someone saying *publicly* (as opposed to in a meeting of like-minded individuals) that they were against civil rights. Yet what she said is the exact same thing. Different group, same concept.
That she feels that way is sad. That it doesn't even occur to her that it's a sentiment best not expressed in public (if for no other reason than the fact that many people's reactions will be more than a little negative) is appalling.
