The Best/Worst Argument Against Gay Marriage Ever »
Posted By metavirus 4 months, 1 week ago in Political OpinionDavid Klinghoffer wrote just about the best/worst attack on gay marriage in the history of the universe ever. In his article, he dreamily takes us back to the licentious days of ancient Rome and warns us that "[O]nce bridegrooms experience sex with other men, ... men are unsatisfied with what their new wives provide them. Notice that the poet is unconcerned about the husband’s dallying with other women—it’s the other men around that threaten the marital union."
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Charlson4 months, 1 week ago
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The argument really comes down to this: women are for procreation while men are for pleasure. Which like most right wing nut theories of sex is wrong or in this case, half wrong. Women are also for pleasure and not only for procreation.
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Progressive4 months, 1 week ago
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It seems to me the general right wing nut theory is that homosexuality is unacceptable because sex is for procreation...though that doesn't explain why so many homophobes get caught committing adultery with either sex--maybe they don't think gay sex is counts?
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willottica4 months, 1 week ago
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I'm fairly sure that the argument dealt specifically with "hairless" boys... so really, it's the lack of hair that these men find so appealing, and modern woman has come up with a suitable counteroffensive (shaving), thus marriage is safe!
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GehlLady4 months, 1 week ago
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Will, I see how you got there, but going further, hairless boys indicates to me young, very young boys. I don't think shaving helps that! LOL.
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Seriously though, as a woman I'm not threatened by gay men, and the entire premise of this argument is flawed. It says we couldn't find 'suitable' men if gay marriage is accepted, that more men will be gay the more accepted it is........Are they trying to say most men are actually gay, but force themselves to be aroused by women?
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cleare4 months, 1 week ago
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i'm still amazed when articles like this force me to remember that some people are still so ignorant about sexual identity.
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or are the two authors (of the article and book upon which the article is based) in the closet?
wish they'd wake up and smell the roses. we women are already down those gay men. we've all accepted long ago that all the really dishy men are gay.
it's not like gay marriage is going to create more gay people. that kind of "reasoning" is just plain silly. -
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Beau78904 months, 1 week ago
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Marcus Licinius Crassus: Do you eat oysters?
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Antoninus: When I have them, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Do you eat snails?
Antoninus: No, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Do you consider the eating of oysters to be moral and the eating of snails to be immoral?
Antoninus: No, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Of course not. It is all a matter of taste, isn't it?
Antoninus: Yes, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: And taste is not the same as appetite, and therefore not a question of morals.
Antoninus: It could be argued so, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: My robe, Antoninus. My taste includes both snails and oysters. -
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JEBUS084 months, 1 week ago
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Jon stewart had the best argument against it before he had the best argument for it - allowing gay marriage doesnt mean you have to marry a gay person, it just allows people who choose that lifestyle to enjoy the same things that other people do
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Natureboy4 months, 1 week ago
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So, once you've had hairy crack, you'll never turn back?
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Ridiculous.
All of you good right-wing christian guys who believe as the author does that homoeroticism is an acquired taste, do this for me - as an experiment, try to acquire a taste for gay sex. Look at some gay porn and try to pop a boner. Let me know if it works for you. It just turns me off. But maybe it will really strike a chord with you. Then you can share and tell us all how right the author is, based on your personal experience.
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