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Name: Jennifer
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Female
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| i got this email from our dear leader today. only thing is i traded out "same-sex" for "inter-racial." also, "gay and lesbian" for "black and hispanic" or "inter-racial" depending on context. inter-racial marriages evoked similar arguments to the ones evoked against marriages between same-sex couples do today.
sounds a little different now.
Jennifer --
Today, I was asked a direct question and gave a direct answer:
I believe that inter-racial couples should be allowed to marry.
I hope you'll take a moment to watch the conversation, consider it, and weigh in yourself on behalf of marriage equality:
http://my.barackobama.com/Marriage
I've always believed that black and hispanic Americans should be treated fairly and equally. I was reluctant to use the term marriage because of the very powerful traditions it evokes. And I thought civil union laws that conferred legal rights upon inter-racial couples were a solution.
But over the course of several years I've talked to friends and family about this. I've thought about members of my staff in long-term, committed, inter-racial relationships who are raising kids together. Through our efforts to end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, I've gotten to know some of the black and hispanic troops who are serving our country with honor and distinction.
What I've come to realize is that for loving, inter-racial couples, the denial of marriage equality means that, in their eyes and the eyes of their children, they are still considered less than full citizens.
Even at my own dinner table, when I look at Sasha and Malia, who have friends whose parents are inter-racial couples, I know it wouldn't dawn on them that their friends' parents should be treated differently.
So I decided it was time to affirm my personal belief that inter-racial couples should be allowed to marry.
I respect the beliefs of others, and the right of religious institutions to act in accordance with their own doctrines. But I believe that in the eyes of the law, all Americans should be treated equally. And where states enact inter-racial marriage, no federal act should invalidate them.
If you agree, you can stand up with me here.
Thank you,
Barack
my point is that what he is saying is not radical. that it took him this long to figure out that marriage inequality is a fucking disgrace to this country and an insult to anyone who believes in equality is just plain shitty. he was and is playing a political game.
and for all of his "pretty words" that are frankly, still bigoted, what is he actually going to fucking DO about it?
another thing that gets me is that the HRC (human rights campaign) sent me an email encouraging me to THANK our president for his kind words.
i can't imagine malcolm x or even mlk jr for that matter, telling their supporters to THANK jfk for a total lack of effort on civil rights.
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| Attributed to Dr. E. E. Peacock, Jr.:
One day when I was a junior medical student, a very important Boston surgeon visited the school and delivered a great treatise on a large number of patients who had undergone successful operations for vascular reconstruction.
At the end of the lecture, a young student at the back of the room timidly asked, “Do you have any controls?” Well, the great surgeon drew himself up to his full height, hit the desk, and said, “Do you mean did I not operate on half the patients?” The hall grew very quiet then. The voice at the back of the room very hesitantly replied, “Yes, that’s what I had in mind.” Then the visitor’s fist really came down as he thundered, “Of course not. That would have doomed half of them to their death.”
God, it was quiet then, and one could scarcely hear the small voice ask, “Which half?” | | |
| blah. applying for jobs sucks so bad. i'm starting to wonder if i'd mind being a stay-at-home mom for a while.
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| i have no idea when/if i'm going to finish grad school. i can't find a job (in the location where i need one).
also, i'm pregnant. this is going to be all kinds of fun.
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Real nice google.
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