Is the word "waitress" discriminatory and sexist as well? Should we campaign to get that word redefined so it includes men?
People who say yes to the above are the ones sapping all the fun and enjoyment out of the world in the name of their crazy political correctness bullshit.
I don't think it's fruitful to get into such an argument here, so lets just agree to disagree.
I don't see anyone suggesting to put anyone in jail. It is important for a lot of people to know the stance of person they're supporting (by buying tickets or listening) towards such subjects. There's no harm coming from informing people as long as it is not a call for a witch-hunt.
One of them is a human rights issue, the other is a word for people with a certain job and, like many other words for people who have a certain job, changes depending on the gender of the person. This is a useful distinction and is really just a matter of words, however denying gay people the right to marry obviously is not.
In my opinion having marriage and civil union is worse than waiter and waitress. The former makes a civil union feel inferior - there is a weight to the word marriage. I also see no problem with changing the definition of marriage to include gay couples.
Are you suggesting Eich was dontating to stop the misuse of a word as opposed to stopping gay people having equality?
Why not change it to include interspecies marriage next? Man+sheep+frog. What about inanimate objects! A man and a lamp? May as well allow people to marry trees while we're at it.
Because lamps, for example, cannot give consent and have no concept of a union/marriage/tax arrangement between two things. If you do not understand this then you should have no part in this conversation.
Likening gay marriage to interspecies marriage is demeaning and offensive. I would appreciate it if you would stop.
demeaning and offensive? Don't you think animals or other possible future species should have rights too? Shame on you.
"It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so fucking what?" - Stephen Fry
I don't actually think it's good that people donate money on advancing discriminatory policies, even if they believe in them.