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If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racist

If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racist?


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What do you think? Is there any plausible reason to favor this discriminatory marriage policy, other than bigotry/racism?
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Nice attempt at a straw man to link interracial marriage with SSM.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Nice attempt at a straw man to link interracial marriage with SSM.

Whatever could you possibly be talking about? :roll:
If it's not motivated by bigotry, then why should it matter which group is being discriminated against?
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Whatever could you possibly be talking about? :roll:
If it's not motivated by bigotry, then why should it matter which group is being discriminated against?

Discrimination isn't inherently wrong, I'm sure you are trying to link banning interracial marriage with SSM as if they are equivalent. The two are not equal, and discriminating based on someone's race is not the same as discrimination based on sexual orientation or defined gender roles. I'm sure you are trying to indirectly say that those who don't support SSM are akin to those that would ban interracial marriage. We also ban polygamous marriage relationships. We discriminate against a person who thinks that he/she can have more than one wife/husband. Is that bigotry?
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Discrimination isn't inherently wrong, I'm sure you are trying to link banning interracial marriage with SSM as if they are equivalent. The two are not equal, and discriminating based on someone's race is not the same as discrimination based on sexual orientation or defined gender roles. I'm sure you are trying to indirectly say that those who don't support SSM are akin to those that would ban interracial marriage. We also ban polygamous marriage relationships. We discriminate against a person who thinks that he/she can have more than one wife/husband. Is that bigotry?

I think they are the same. Both strike to the core of the person with no valid reason, no just reason to discriminate.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Discrimination isn't inherently wrong, I'm sure you are trying to link banning interracial marriage with SSM as if they are equivalent. The two are not equal, and discriminating based on someone's race is not the same as discrimination based on sexual orientation or defined gender roles. I'm sure you are trying to indirectly say that those who don't support SSM are akin to those that would ban interracial marriage. We also ban polygamous marriage relationships. We discriminate against a person who thinks that he/she can have more than one wife/husband. Is that bigotry?

Nope, everyone is allowed the same rights (or lack thereof) to polygamy. And if a married person finds someone they want to marry, that avenue is still open to them (provided they first get a divorce); bans on interracial marriage or same-sex marriage close that door entirely, because people are denied that right on account of who they ARE rather than what they previously DID. Furthermore, polygamous relationships have negative consequences to society that are wholly absent in interracial marriages and/or same-sex marriages.
 
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Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Nope, everyone is allowed the same rights (or lack thereof) to polygamy. And if a married person finds someone they want to marry, that avenue is still open to them (provided they first get a divorce); bans on interracial marriage or same-sex marriage close that door entirely. Furthermore, polygamous relationships have negative consequences to society that are wholly absent in interracial marriages and/or same-sex marriages.

Not legally, a man or woman cannot legally have 2+ wives/husbands. Your argument is identical to many who are against SSM when they say "homosexuals do have the right to marry, they can legally marry someone of the opposite gender and marriage has not been denied to them."
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

I can remember when inter-racial DATING was just as "horrifying" as SSM is today. Humans in general and Americans in particular are slow to adapt.

It's called progress.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

...so I remember White and Colored restrooms. Colored folk weren't denied the right to piss, they just couldn't do it where white folks pissed.


Not legally, a man or woman cannot legally have 2+ wives/husbands. Your argument is identical to many who are against SSM when they say "homosexuals do have the right to marry, they can legally marry someone of the opposite gender and marriage has not been denied to them."
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Not legally, a man or woman cannot legally have 2+ wives/husbands. Your argument is identical to many who are against SSM when they say "homosexuals do have the right to marry, they can legally marry someone of the opposite gender and marriage has not been denied to them."

No they are not equivalent. John does not have the right to marry Bill, but Sue does. That is discrimination. This is simply not the case with laws against polygamy...the person still can marry whomever they want, they just have to get a divorce first. Furthermore, getting married is something that you DID of your own volition, which can be undone relatively easily. Being born a certain race or certain gender is something you ARE, not something you DID.

But nice try making this about polygamy. Didn't *you* just attack *me* for "making a straw man"? Why don't you explain the distinction between interracial marriage and same-sex marriage, if one exists?
 
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Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

No they are not equivalent. John does not have the right to marry Bill, but Sue does. That is discrimination. This is simply not the case with laws against polygamy...the person still can marry whomever they want, they just have to get a divorce first. Furthermore, getting married is something that you DID of your own volition, which can be undone relatively easily. Being born a certain race or certain gender is something you ARE, not something you DID.

But nice try making this about polygamy. Didn't *you* just attack *me* for "making a straw man"? Why don't you explain the distinction between interracial marriage and same-sex marriage, if one exists?

I am for ssm just fyi. I do think there is a difference here in the sense that a man of any color is essentially the same as a man of any other color. A man and a women are different in many ways. You can't make rules regarding 2 of the same thing where one is treated differently due to nothing but skin pigmentation. You can make different rules for different sexes. We do it all the time.

As for ssm, I am all for it. I love being married, most of the time. I say good luck to you and whoever you want to try to make a life with.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

I am for ssm just fyi. I do think there is a difference here in the sense that a man of any color is essentially the same as a man of any other color. A man and a women are different in many ways. You can't make rules regarding 2 of the same thing where one is treated differently due to nothing but skin pigmentation. You can make different rules for different sexes. We do it all the time.

As for ssm, I am all for it. I love being married, most of the time. I say good luck to you and whoever you want to try to make a life with.

I think so far the courts have disagreed. Like I said earlier, I think the two are very similar. You're chosing a group to discriminate against for no valid or just cause. Lawyers tell me this is important no matter what the restriction is. There has to be a valid rationale.

But, who you are sexually is as important to a human being as the color of their skin, their religious belief, and their overall gender. To deny them basic human rights, is to discriminate.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Whatever could you possibly be talking about? :roll:
If it's not motivated by bigotry, then why should it matter which group is being discriminated against?

From my point of view it is very simple. Marriage, Marriage Law and benefits derived from being Married revolve and were created around the position that Marriage between a man and a woman would lead to procreation. Not only should SSM not be allowed because it is clearly a push to extend those benefits and tax cuts where no procreation can exist, I would support no tax deductions or extended benefits packages for non-reproductive marriages between male and female. However, at least sexual relations between a man and a woman are indeed a natural act, I guess some would not agree to my full belief. Since homosexuality does not lead to children, there is absolutely no reason why they should be given tax deductions or not go out and earn their own benefits and homosexual acts are not, as some want to claim, natural acts.

Homosexuality is an aberration of normal species instincts to reproduce, possibly because sexual urges and gratification are also closely linked in the pleasure center of the brain. Yes, it exists in other species, notably in other mammals during times of overpopulation or as a means of expressing dominance.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Nice attempt at a straw man to link interracial marriage with SSM.

It's not a straw man, it's a comparable analogy.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

From my point of view it is very simple. Marriage, Marriage Law and benefits derived from being Married revolve and were created around the position that Marriage between a man and a woman would lead to procreation. Not only should SSM not be allowed because it is clearly a push to extend those benefits and tax cuts where no procreation can exist, I would support no tax deductions or extended benefits packages for non-reproductive marriages between male and female. However, at least sexual relations between a man and a woman are indeed a natural act, I guess some would not agree to my full belief. Since homosexuality does not lead to children, there is absolutely no reason why they should be given tax deductions or not go out and earn their own benefits and homosexual acts are not, as some want to claim, natural acts.

Homosexuality is an aberration of normal species instincts to reproduce, possibly because sexual urges and gratification are also closely linked in the pleasure center of the brain. Yes, it exists in other species, notably in other mammals during times of overpopulation or as a means of expressing dominance.

Homosexuality is natural, and we have children, so all your points are not based in reality, nor fact.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Homosexuality is natural, and we have children, so all your points are not based in reality, nor fact.

Agreed, but so is aggression, and in a small percentage of the population, it's very difficult for them to control their behavior. Those people have children too. Not conflating the two as much as pointing out the hard wired argument isn't all that good.

I'm for giving tax deductions to anyone taking care of children, and that should have nothing to do with marriage. No children, no deduction.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Nope, everyone is allowed the same rights (or lack thereof) to polygamy. And if a married person finds someone they want to marry, that avenue is still open to them (provided they first get a divorce); bans on interracial marriage or same-sex marriage close that door entirely, because people are denied that right on account of who they ARE rather than what they previously DID. Furthermore, polygamous relationships have negative consequences to society that are wholly absent in interracial marriages and/or same-sex marriages.

Come on, that is entirely hypocritical, it's the exact same argument that the anti-gay-marriage people make, everyone has the same rights for marriage, they can all get married to someone of the opposite sex.

That said, there's nothing wrong with polygamy, it just poses some serious legal questions that we ought to get resolved before we allow it. Once we know how we're going to handle marriages with multiple partners, fine, let anyone who wants to get married, get married, in whatever numbers they want. The only reason this isn't a big political issue is because there just aren't that many people who care enough about it to fight for it. Gays make up a sizable percentage of the population. Polygamists don't.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

I think this post is a little disingenuous. The post you're spinning this off of didn't really have anything to do with the law specifically. There was nothing in it about bans. It was about personal preference. That is very different from what you've done here.

If you want to attack the mindset that gay relationships are less valid (which is a completely legitimate thing to attack), you aren't going to get far by misconstruing your opponents so radically.

Your point would have been much more eloquent and effective if you had stuck true to the original post you're referencing and said, "If a man says he favors same-race marriage, does that make him a bigot?" That is obviously a silly thing to believe and speaks volumes about our cultural mindset. And that's what Navy Prides post was really about: cultural mindsets. Not necessarily the law. Your point would have been well-taken.

But you've taken it off the deep end and implied arguments that were never made.

If you have a valid point, you shouldn't need to dramatize it so extremely.

On top of that, you have just argued against polyamorous marriage in an extremely hypocritical way that's exactly the same garbage people use to deny SSM, and you don't even realize you've done it.
 
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Homosexuality is natural, and we have children, so all your points are not based in reality, nor fact.

You have had children from a homosexual relationship? Wow, really. I willing to bet the pregnancy was either done in vitro or there was a man involved.

And if male homosexuality is so "natural", explain why there is not natural method of lubrication for anal penetration and why it always causes some injury (micro and sometime macro tearing, maybe some really, really experienced male homosexuals have enough callasus to alleiviate it, but it does normally occur)?
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

One of the justifications against SSM that I positively abhorr is the "marriage is for procreation" argument. It is so wrong-headed and disingenuous as to be laughable. If that was the case, then men and women who were sterile could never be legally married. Men and women who discovered their sterility after marriage would be forced to have their marriage legally annuled, and would not be allowed to remarry. Men and women who were past child-bearing age could not be legally married. The stupidity goes on and on and on.

If you're against SSM, just man-or-woman up and say it outright: You do not believe that homosexuals deserve the same rights as heterosexuals do. Period.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

I can remember when inter-racial DATING was just as "horrifying" as SSM is today. Humans in general and Americans in particular are slow to adapt.

It's called progress.
Destroying one's heritage,bloodline, culture and distinct identity is ''progress'' ?
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Destroying one's heritage,bloodline, culture and distinct identity is ''progress'' ?

It destroys it how? Doesn't that actually make it deeper? You must really hate our founding fathers then.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

Destroying one's heritage,bloodline, culture and distinct identity is ''progress'' ?

Not all of us base our identity around the amount of melanin in our skin, or what a bunch of dead people did hundreds of years before we even existed, or on a culture we didn't even grow up in.
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

To me, one of the only differences between the same sex marriage and interracial marriage debates, is that the latter has already been resolved. :neutral:
 
Re: If a man wants to ban interracial marriage, does that make him a bigot or a racis

It destroys it how? Doesn't that actually make it deeper? You must really hate our founding fathers then.
I do NOT hate our founding father's. Here let me give you an example, if i bring you a wild man from the bush's of papua new guini, who run's around naked dancing around a fire, and never bath's, and then i bring him and introduce him to your refined, civilized, intelligent, and modern adult daughter, and they get together and create a child, you don't think something got dilliuted and destroyed?
 
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