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Is controversial to be for gay marriage or against gay marriage?

Which is controversial support for gay marriage or support for traditional marriage?

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While watching the tv guide channel to see what the hell was on,one of the idiotic celeb shows(instead of using the whole screen to show what the hell is on tv which would make the process of trying to see what the hell is on tv a whole lot faster. They use the upper half of the screen for stupid celeb shows,washed up celeb shows, and stupid American idol losers shows) talking about how Miss Commiefornia made some controversial statements about gay marriage to some trash who pretends he is a woman and makes his living bashing celebs. Now if most people in the country are against gay marriage and majority of the people in commiefornia despite being commiefornian are against gay marriage.Wouldn't logically support for gay marriage be controversial not support for traditional marriage? IS this a new tactic of leftist loonies and other homosexual and tranny apologist pretend opposition to homosexual agenda is controversial? So i ask my fellow members of DP ""which is controversial, being for or against gay marriage"? Please note that I have made the votes public and only those votes will be counte
 
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It depends on where you are. If you live in Arkansas or Mississippi for example, then being for gay marriage would be controversial.

However, if you live in Massachusetts or Vermont, then being against it would be controversial.

Eventually, regardless of where you live, being against it will probably be controversial.
 
Taking either position on the subject requires a greater definition of marriage than most people presume. Thus either side of the equation has a measure of controversy.

From all that I have seen, here and elsewhere, the least controversial position is "why is government involved in marriage?"
 
So i ask my fellow members of DP ""which is controversial, being for or against gay marriage"?

I would think it depends on which side of the fence you're on.

Me being heterosexual probably makes me a little biased against gay.

That being said I believe being for gay marriage is controversial.

California prabably has no shortage of gay judges
 
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Taking either position on the subject requires a greater definition of marriage than most people presume. Thus either side of the equation has a measure of controversy.

From all that I have seen, here and elsewhere, the least controversial position is "why is government involved in marriage?"
That's a great question.

To me, it would seem the most controversial to think homosexuals shouldn't have the capacity to get married. I have never come across a sound argument against it.
 
While watching the tv guide channel to see what the hell was on,one of the idiotic celeb shows(instead of using the whole screen to show what the hell is on tv which would make the process of trying to see what the hell is on tv a whole lot faster. They use the upper half of the screen for stupid celeb shows,washed up celeb shows, and stupid American idol losers shows) talking about how Miss Commiefornia made some controversial statements about gay marriage to some trash who pretends he is a woman and makes his living bashing celebs. Now if most people in the country are against gay marriage and majority of the people in commiefornia despite being commiefornian are against gay marriage.Wouldn't logically support for gay marriage be controversial not support for traditional marriage? IS this a new tactic of leftist loonies and other homosexual and tranny apologist pretend opposition to homosexual agenda is controversial? So i ask my fellow members of DP ""which is controversial, being for or against gay marriage"? Please note that I have made the votes public and only those votes will be counte

Gay marriage is inevitable. And part of the march towards that end is making it very unfashionable to speak out against gays outside of church. :mrgreen:
You risk looking like a troll even if you're a hot blond bombshell.

I think more people are against gay marriage but less than that are willing to actually come out and say so in public. The PC police keep most people quiet. The result is that the vocal anti-gay marriage folks seem like extreme wingbats. Also the wee ones are growing up in a world where they're exposed to lots of gay stuff on tv, movies, etc. They can't even relate to the issues their parents may have with the topic. College kids today in most big cities find the topic incredibly boring and passe.
 
By definition they are both "controversial" since some people agree with it and others don't. I don't see how one side of ANY issue could be considered controversial if the opposite side was not also controversial.

But if you're asking if it's disgusting and despicable to be against gay marriage, the answer is yes.
 
Yeah but if you had to pick one I'd say more and more being anti-gay marriage is the more controversial route. If only because so few anti-same sex marriage folks are willing to be openly vocal about it and their children could give a crap about the whole topic - so bored are they with it. And the few who are vocal always end up sending bitter and deranged. (I don't mean on here - but on tv & radio.) On here some folks talk very maturely about the topic. But in real life the person who is willing and ready to go off about the gays at a party is usual a real nutter and comes off looking exactly like that.

In about 20-30 years the truly anti-gay crowd will start dying off and I don't see them getting replaced in any significant numbers as -like I've said -the kids today are downright bored with the whole thing.
 
What is controversial to one person may be a matter of fact, something taken for granted, to another person. Controversy is based largely on attitudes, which are the definition of subjectivity. My Oxford American dictionary defines controversial as, "giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement." It seems that taking any sort of stance on an issue such as this will give rise to public disagreement. Furthermore, a Texas state senator proclaiming his support for gay marriage would probably cause far less controversy than a Vermont state senator doing the same thing. It's all very dependent on attitude, as well as exactly which "public" is being dealt with.


Duke
 
While watching the tv guide channel to see what the hell was on,one of the idiotic celeb shows(instead of using the whole screen to show what the hell is on tv which would make the process of trying to see what the hell is on tv a whole lot faster. They use the upper half of the screen for stupid celeb shows,washed up celeb shows, and stupid American idol losers shows) talking about how Miss Commiefornia made some controversial statements about gay marriage to some trash who pretends he is a woman and makes his living bashing celebs. Now if most people in the country are against gay marriage and majority of the people in commiefornia despite being commiefornian are against gay marriage.Wouldn't logically support for gay marriage be controversial not support for traditional marriage? IS this a new tactic of leftist loonies and other homosexual and tranny apologist pretend opposition to homosexual agenda is controversial? So i ask my fellow members of DP ""which is controversial, being for or against gay marriage"? Please note that I have made the votes public and only those votes will be counte

As I understand it, something is controversial when it is contrary to popular opinion. Since popular opinion has moved to the pro-gm side, it is no longer controversial to support gay marriage; it is no only controversial to oppose it.

When in a micro-population, like an orthodox church, it is controversial to support gay marriage since the opinion of that micro-population is against gay marriage.
 
As I understand it, something is controversial when it is contrary to popular opinion. Since popular opinion has moved to the pro-gm side, it is no longer controversial to support gay marriage; it is no only controversial to oppose it.

Most states have banned it and every state where the issue has been decided by the voters the voters have said no to gay marriage and twice in Commiefornai out of all places which is gay and leftist capital of the country. How has popular opinion moved to the side of gay marriage? Saying opposing gay marriage is controversial is like saying believing the earth is round is controversial. Just because a bunch of homosexual and tranny leftist sympathizers in hollywood call supporting traditional marriage controversial does not make it controversial.
 
"Controversy", if I can sling a guess without resorting to my dictionary, means umm...okay, the dictionary says...a dispute, especially a public one between those holding contrary views.

Therefore, "gay marriage" is a controverial topic, "for" and "against" are the two sides of the controversy.

Frankly, I don't see what the big deal is. The nation is being ruined by spend-happy Congressthings, and this is a Vital Topic Du Jour?
 
From all that I have seen, here and elsewhere, the least controversial position is "why is government involved in marriage?"

Marriage is a civil contract, and thus to clearly define when it's entered into it needs to be registered, is all. When the state divorced itself from the Church, in 1887, it eventually became apparent that marriage was a civil matter, not a religious matter.

Since all objections to gay marriage are at heart religious objections, there's no real reason gays shouldn't be married in civil ceremonies.

Who's it hurt, anyway?
 
Most states have banned it and every state where the issue has been decided by the voters the voters have said no to gay marriage and twice in Commiefornai out of all places which is gay and leftist capital of the country.

Speaking as a Commifornian, it is NOT the gay or leftist capital of the nation. Despite the fact that we happen to have the Castro and Hollywood, they are nicely balanced out by countless square miles of intolerant, redneck hicks as you get away from the coast. Try a state like Massachusetts or Vermont.

Oh, and by the way, there are probably half a dozen commies in this whole state, and they're all just smoking weed in Berkeley right now anyway.


Duke
 
"Controversy", if I can sling a guess without resorting to my dictionary, means umm...okay, the dictionary says...a dispute, especially a public one between those holding contrary views.

Therefore, "gay marriage" is a controverial topic, "for" and "against" are the two sides of the controversy.

Frankly, I don't see what the big deal is. The nation is being ruined by spend-happy Congressthings, and this is a Vital Topic Du Jour?

Marriage is a civil contract, and thus to clearly define when it's entered into it needs to be registered, is all. When the state divorced itself from the Church, in 1887, it eventually became apparent that marriage was a civil matter, not a religious matter.

Since all objections to gay marriage are at heart religious objections, there's no real reason gays shouldn't be married in civil ceremonies.

Who's it hurt, anyway?


Scarecrow, I have never thought you so reasonable as I do right now. :mrgreen:

Duke
 
Most states have banned it and every state where the issue has been decided by the voters the voters have said no to gay marriage and twice in Commiefornai out of all places which is gay and leftist capital of the country. How has popular opinion moved to the side of gay marriage? Saying opposing gay marriage is controversial is like saying believing the earth is round is controversial. Just because a bunch of homosexual and tranny leftist sympathizers in hollywood call supporting traditional marriage controversial does not make it controversial.

So you're saying it's controversial to say it's not controversial?
 
So you're saying it's controversial to say it's not controversial?

Well, if you were to say that it's not controversial, you would be wrong. As to whether being wrong is controversial or not...


The Disputed Duke
 
Well, if you were to say that it's not controversial, you would be wrong. As to whether being wrong is controversial or not...


The Disputed Duke

Being wrong is only controversial if you're mod (badoom-psh), but I suppose Jamesrage has a good point: Nearly every state which has put the issue to a vote has banned it.
 
Being wrong is only controversial if you're mod (badoom-psh), but I suppose Jamesrage has a good point: Nearly every state which has put the issue to a vote has banned it.

Absolutely, and I doubt that the general populace of the U.S. is pro-gay marriage. But there is public disagreement on the topic, ergo, there is controversy (as well there should be). To pick a side in a controversy is to take a controversial stance, I believe.


Duke
 
While watching the tv guide channel to see what the hell was on,one of the idiotic celeb shows(instead of using the whole screen to show what the hell is on tv which would make the process of trying to see what the hell is on tv a whole lot faster. They use the upper half of the screen for stupid celeb shows,washed up celeb shows, and stupid American idol losers shows) talking about how Miss Commiefornia made some controversial statements about gay marriage to some trash who pretends he is a woman and makes his living bashing celebs. Now if most people in the country are against gay marriage and majority of the people in commiefornia despite being commiefornian are against gay marriage.Wouldn't logically support for gay marriage be controversial not support for traditional marriage? IS this a new tactic of leftist loonies and other homosexual and tranny apologist pretend opposition to homosexual agenda is controversial? So i ask my fellow members of DP ""which is controversial, being for or against gay marriage"? Please note that I have made the votes public and only those votes will be counte

I got about 1/2 way into this rant before giving up trying to sort through all the emotional angst to get the point of the OP...

Can someone who can translate emo-ite please tell me what the hell he is trying to say?
 
I got about 1/2 way into this rant before giving up trying to sort through all the emotional angst to get the point of the OP...

Can someone who can translate emo-ite please tell me what the hell he is trying to say?

I think he's trying to say that he has a lot of emotional problems stemming from issues in his life, and instead of confronting them, he directs the resulting self-loathing and hate into issues of politics and world affairs.

Well, that's my interpretation, anyway.;)


Dr. Sigmund Duke
 
I think he's trying to say that he has a lot of emotional problems stemming from issues in his life, and instead of confronting them, he directs the resulting self-loathing and hate into issues of politics and world affairs.

Well, that's my interpretation, anyway.;)


Dr. Sigmund Duke

All I know is he needs to channel all that angst into something. Every time I read words like "commiefornia" and "tranny apologists", all I can see is some goth kid sitting in the dark crying and writing poetry in the blood coming from her semi slashed wrists. :lol:

Poetry that starts out...

"I am so alone. I am so utterly, painfully alone..."

Emily Dickinson had more joy in her life than this guy.
 
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It depends on who has what opinion. It would be quite controversial for Pope Benedict to come out in favor of Gay marriage, and conversely, it would be just as controversial for Elton John to come out against it.

So to me, it depends on the situation.

For the most part, I'd say neither stance is controversial. But in teh right circumstances, they can be equally controversial.
 
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