This is just wonderful. Waldo Jaquith passes along the news that Virginia is planning to come out with license plates that say "TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE" and have "two interlocked golden wedding bands over a red heart."
Okay, first of all, this 4,000 years of marriage thing is baloney. Marriage the way these idiots think of it is a fairly recent invention. If we're embracing 4,000 year old definitions of marriage, why not have "IF MY WIFE DISOBEYS ME, I'LL KILL THE BITCH" license plates? Or "ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN (OF THE SAME COLOR)"?
Again, this debate is no different than the debate we had in this country over interracial marriage several decades ago. I don't see too many people defending the "traditional marriage" viewpoint from back then. This, too, will be revealed to be the simple bigotry that is is in due time. Pity those on the wrong side now.
Waldo has made his own version of the new plate, emphasizing what these jackasses are really on about.
While your over there, throw a couple bucks to his Virginia Family Values PAC, which is fighting these people.
In a way, it would be hilarious if they do approve these plates. They can't possibly require that one be in a "traditional marriage" to get one, so I can imagine that lots of gays and gay activists will get them, with funny vanity slogans to go along (a bit more subtle than the one above), and display the plates next to a bumper full of gay pride stickers.
at February 3, 2005 10:23 PM
