The Isle of Perspicuity

Often, in discussions I have had with otherwise intelligent individuals vehemently opposed to same-sex marriage, when they are asked to explain how blatant discrimination based on homosexuality is somehow permissible and “OK” without falling back on traditional and religious beliefs - both of which are deeply personal and should have no bearing on laws meant [...]

(Originally Posted on Yahoo360, 01.07.07)
I don’t get it. Some deaf, dumb and blind 20-year-old (descriptive text, not meant as an insult) gets on a bus and hides behind a seat in the back. Six hours later, she is found, unharmed. What does mom do? Instead of jumping for joy and shouting ‘hallelujah’, she wants blood. [...]

(Originally Posted on Yahoo360, 01.31.07)
I just watched a news blurb about comments made by Senator Biden during an interview being posted on the web. The comments were about Obama, and it went something like “he’s clean, he’s bright, he’s intelligent, and he’s articulate”.
Somehow, this has been taken as an insult. Why? It’s because Obama [...]

The argument that, somehow, gays getting married takes away from straight people’s marriages, while absurd at first glance, begins to make sense when viewed in the context of the culture of the Southern states during the dismantling of the racist society that had a stranglehold on everyday life for many black people. Maybe we could [...]

It seems to me that the issue isn’t about anything other than one’s perception of one’s status in society. If gays are allowed to call what they have marriage, then it somehow detracts or takes away from what straights have. The only way that could be is if what straights have is seen as a [...]