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Is Marriage love?
Feb. 14th, 2004 09:21 amOk folks, settle down. I got a little teary with that front page wedding photo too. God help me, I even forgot who she was and felt solidarity with Roberta Achtenberg* for a second. What’s going on this week is truly a wonderful thing and you have to admit that for whatever reason, my buddy Gavin did the right thing.
But "Marriage is Love" as a slogan? No. Demonstrably not. In fact, I’d call it an assault on the fine traditions of the Gay Liberation Movement as well as an insult to all the people who grew up in fucked up families or struggled to get out of bad state sanctioned relationships.
How about "Marriage can be a wonderful institution filled with love but can also be a sometimes deadly trap. In the end it’s really about property rights anyway. But if it exists, it should clearly be able to be used by everyone equally. I mean, duh."
* Head of the Chamber of Chamber of Commerce who’s in the background of the photo.
But "Marriage is Love" as a slogan? No. Demonstrably not. In fact, I’d call it an assault on the fine traditions of the Gay Liberation Movement as well as an insult to all the people who grew up in fucked up families or struggled to get out of bad state sanctioned relationships.
How about "Marriage can be a wonderful institution filled with love but can also be a sometimes deadly trap. In the end it’s really about property rights anyway. But if it exists, it should clearly be able to be used by everyone equally. I mean, duh."
* Head of the Chamber of Chamber of Commerce who’s in the background of the photo.
