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Is it a hate crime to say gay marriage is not a “real marriage”?

posted 7 years ago by [deleted]
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Once upon a time you were entitled to your opinion that black students shouldn’t go to school with white students. That’s now a hate crime.

Hillary Clinton argued on the senate floor in 2004 against gay marriage, calling male/female marriage the bedrock of society.

She launched her 2016 campaign with a commercial with two gay men planning their marriage. How she, and the times, changed quickly.

Do you think it would now be a chargeable offence to say “two men aren’t really a marriage.”

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Farting on public transport is a hate crime these days. You have to tread carefully.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

Not if you do it silently.

[–] yawkee24 (629) 7 years ago

farting during sex is even worse

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

It's not a traditional marriage, you can't deny that.

[–] lordbishop34 (1442) 7 years ago

It shouldn't be a hate crime, that's something that never should have been allowed to exist. But it could be considered old thinking. However it depends on your perspective, and whether you believe a person's religion should be respected or not. For some civil union is acceptable while calling it a marriage, something tied closely to religious practice is not so acceptable.

[–] TheMan18 (13052) 7 years ago

How does one determine if it is OR if it isn't, and would the determination be CORRECT?

In Russia where I come from, it is at best considered normal and sadly, we even have anti gay propaganda laws to which many Russians agree with, but according to more civilized parts of the world, that is wrong and is serious discrimination, but who would you say is right or wrong here?

[–] TheMan18 (13052) 7 years ago

Also, with regards to treading carefully.

If that is the case, how do you explain the fact that many people do it and often publicly so and get away with it fine, with nary a guilty conscience or sleepless nights on their behalf?

[–] lordbishop34 (1442) 7 years ago

A lot people do a lot of things publicly and get away with it. People use obscene gestures, call people names, and so on all the time. Other times though they do pay for it because say the wrong thing to wrong type of person.

[–] lordbishop34 (1442) 7 years ago

I think its wrong to persecute gay people and anti gay laws would be that. Whether homosexuality is right or wrong comes down to your own core beliefs and values. I personally have no problem with gay people, if they want to get a civil union I am ok with it. If a church wishes to perform a marriage, also that is fine. Where I disagree is with the idea people have to approve, a company has to bake a cake, a church has to perform the ceremony. They have a right to refuse if it goes against their beliefs and they are not physically harming someone.

[–] yawkee24 (629) 7 years ago

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[–] CountJohn (602) 7 years ago

Once upon a time you were entitled to your opinion that black students shouldn’t go to school with white students.

You're really not doing opponents of gay marriage any favors if you lump their position in with Jim Crow era school segregation.

[–] Daddyo (289) 7 years ago

Your premise is flawed. Having an opinion, albeit an unpopular one, is not a crime.