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I'm still something today about prop8. Shocked. Upset. Enraged. Hurt. Angry. I can't really pick one because I'm feeling all of the above. There's that disbelief running through my mind the past couple of days that most of the people I've been seeing supporting prop8 belong to groups that have recently been discriminated against. Why were asians, blacks, and women supporting a statute that would take other peoples' rights away? This the exact reason why I don't like religion-- it turns people against each other. It causes blind fear and hatred based on faith. Instead of observing and trying to understand, these religious sheep pick and choose anything from their outdated scripture that will fill in the holes of any logic or scientific method. Why aren't those religious folk burning livestock in praise to their god? Why those religious women on hands and knees serving men? Why aren't those asians in internment camps? Why aren't the black people slaves anymore? Why don't we have separate-but-equal water fountains anymore? OH yea. It's 2008. We realized that it's unfair to limit peoples' rights based on immutable characteristics. Apperance can be changed, but those immutable characteristics that can never be changed completely; that's why they're called immutable. Immutable characteristics like gender and ethnicity can be masked by some hair dye, speech training, different clothing, and even surgery. However, an asian can never be white, nor can a woman truly ever be a man.
Being born an asian isn't a choice. An asian can choose not to appear asian, but that person will always have asian lineage. Being born black isn't a choice. A black can choose not to appear black, but that person will always have African lineage. Being born a woman isn't a choice. A woman can choose not to appear as a woman, but that person will always have female features, organs, and chemicals.
Being gay isn't a choice. A gay can choose not to live as a gay, but that person will always be attracted to the same sex. Tonight is the Obama celebration party here at Rubyskye. Everyone else is in good spirits, but I don't feel like celebrating. I feel like our country is patting itself on the back for moving ahead, but to me, this feels like a step backwards. Shocked. Upset. Hurt. Angry. I can't really pick one because I'm feeling all of the above.
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