tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post7849239434922723560..comments2023-10-10T06:51:06.526-04:00Comments on Ryan's Take: MassEquality Can't Be DoneRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-82969934786869866322007-08-18T02:51:00.000-04:002007-08-18T02:51:00.000-04:00Please, that's ridiculous. It's hard to "make up y...Please, that's ridiculous. It's hard to "make up your own mind" when you're being sold to an 80 year old man as a 9 year old and kept in virtual slavery, separated from the rest of society, sexually abused. <BR/><BR/>Sure, that's not the kind of arrangement you're talking about. Well, lucky for you, polygamy is already legal. There's nothing stopping a bunch of consenting adults from living together. So? If you're looking for the right, say, to cover your 12 wives on your health insurance, you should probably consern yourself more with a "benefits for all" strategy, because I can't see people who live with sick relatives but can't cover them on their insurance, or single mothers who are platonic friends but can't cover each other or their kids on their insurance even though they've lived under the same roof for years getting all upset about how unfair your situation is just because you have that magic combination of sexual relationships you want recognition for. Not allowing gay marriage is discrimination, so long as two member married heterosexual couples are given access to all kinds of benefits. Not granting benefits to 3rd and 4th and 67th spouces is just the same sucky deal that everyone who lives with a bunch of other people has to deal with, no special discrimination there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-44436790492396181512007-08-14T05:40:00.000-04:002007-08-14T05:40:00.000-04:00If they're consenting I don't know how their situa...If they're consenting I don't know how their situation can be viewed differently. Also we should get rid of the gender bias that women need protection from the state, because they can't make up their own mind about marriage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-26378764246613249972007-08-13T15:21:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:21:00.000-04:00Honestly, I don't know where I'm at on that issue....Honestly, I don't know where I'm at on that issue. However, there are some differences. First, polygamy in America has been historically one of many women and one man, where the dynamics are inherently unequal for the women partaking in the marriage. Furthermore, often times the women have been very young before entering in the relationship. That said, I've heard people on both sides of that issue make compelling cases using the facts and reason, so - like I've said - I really don't know where I am on it. But, that doesn't change the fact that there are important differences between the two.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-72304067106456574792007-08-13T09:08:00.000-04:002007-08-13T09:08:00.000-04:00Marriage equality will not be a reality until the ...Marriage equality will not be a reality until the ability of all consenting adults to enter into a marriage arrangement of their choice is legal. So until polygamy is legalized, we're not done. Or now that the gays have it, you don't care about another minority that inconvienently has the same issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com