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Feb. 25th, 2004 11:23 pmHave spent about 5/6 hours on homework. Missed most of dance on the behalf of maths. Am feeling stressed, have headache. Just had huge arguement with father over why homosexuals should/should not be allowed to marry. He says he's all in favour of them being allowed to have relationships, but they can't get married because they're not a man and a woman.
Me: So? So what?
Apparently you shouldn't get married if you can't have children.
And what about infertile couples? Does that mean they aren't really married either? And mum says, No, they have the POTENTIAL to have children.
..... Um, BULLSHIT. I hate to tell you this, parents, but the concept of being barren means you DON'T have the potential to have children. Seriously.
Then dad went on and on about how they steal words such as "gay" (and, like a good Origins of English student I pointed out that words ALWAYS change) and that they shouldn't be allowed to steal any more words. Or other people's social structures.
Apparently, by getting married they would be stealing the very fabric of straight society. Isn't that FASCINATING? You see, I didn't KNOW that. It all becomes CLEAR now.
Of course, my commenting upon the fact that change is the very nature of humanity, in particular SOCIETY and LAW, went sadly unheeded.
I feel the need at this point to add that the term "normal" cropped up.
*grits teeth*
Sorry for that spam. Also, I have lost Beowulf, I have too much homework, year 12 is stealing my life, I spent 3 hours making brackets work on my IT calculator, etc. Woe is me.
Me: So? So what?
Apparently you shouldn't get married if you can't have children.
And what about infertile couples? Does that mean they aren't really married either? And mum says, No, they have the POTENTIAL to have children.
..... Um, BULLSHIT. I hate to tell you this, parents, but the concept of being barren means you DON'T have the potential to have children. Seriously.
Then dad went on and on about how they steal words such as "gay" (and, like a good Origins of English student I pointed out that words ALWAYS change) and that they shouldn't be allowed to steal any more words. Or other people's social structures.
Apparently, by getting married they would be stealing the very fabric of straight society. Isn't that FASCINATING? You see, I didn't KNOW that. It all becomes CLEAR now.
Of course, my commenting upon the fact that change is the very nature of humanity, in particular SOCIETY and LAW, went sadly unheeded.
I feel the need at this point to add that the term "normal" cropped up.
*grits teeth*
Sorry for that spam. Also, I have lost Beowulf, I have too much homework, year 12 is stealing my life, I spent 3 hours making brackets work on my IT calculator, etc. Woe is me.
