prop 8 revisited

[applegoddess]

So thinking back, I think there's this huge disconnect between people who support equal rights for gay people and people who don't, purely because the latter don't fully understand the situation. I'm sure there are some people in the latter group who do understand everything fully, I think it's then safe to call those specific people bigots

Comments

[applegoddess]

Exactly. Some people didn't get the two points I mentioned first (above). Others weren't sure if a yes vote meant yes on gay marriage or yes on banning gay marriage. The whole thing was so fucked up.

[applegoddess]

Yes, but afaik that wasn't the original wording. Also, not sure what the translations would have been like.

Plus, how many people do you know actually read that stuff? heh.

[applegoddess]

Yes they do :(

Also, re: the wording...wikipedia summarizes it best (meh): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_8_(2008)#History_of_the_ballot_initiative