Proposition 8 the Musical

[Tobias_McCorwyn]

[WarrenSensei]

Yeah, I saw this the other day, and it would be hilarious if it weren't so true.

This article in The Advocate has a lot of the background story, and is very telling about how and why Prop 8 passed.

[Joshua]

I was saddened by the racist tone some people have taken, i.e., it was as much the fault of African-American voters as Mormons. Frankly, it was a LOT of people's faults, on both sides of the fence, that this thing got passed. Ultimately, I'm confident equal rights will prevail, but this was just so very, very sad.

Jack Black, however, is teh funnee.

- Joshua

[WarrenSensei]

I know what you mean. The exit polls suggest that the effect of old age was more important than race in Prop 8's passing, but the race was so close that the error in exit polls is quite a bit larger than what it's trying to account for, so we can't point a finger at anyone in particular.

The problem is that a finger needs pointing. Our (mundane and not) society needs to be convicted of their bigotry regardless of it's causes. Of course, as the article in The Advocate points out, the fault for prop 8 passing lies squarely in *our* collective lap, as LGBT's and allies. We were complacent, trusting that the arc of history would take care of the difference for us. That's how things went in every other location in the world that made the move to gay marriage, and we all assumed that a normal campaign defending ourselves against the attacks would be sufficient. And we were wrong, and must now fight to atone for that error in collective judgment, no matter how far away from CA we are.

~George Benedict

[Demon_Rider]

Well the one thing we can take comfort in is that when Prop 22(?) passed, it was by a much larger margin. When prop h8 is overturned, and it will be, and they try to ban it again by popular vote, if the trend stays as it is, it will fail, and we will have some measure of equality at last.

We homo's really need to start hunting biggots of voting age. Some people shouldn't have a voice just for their pure stupidity.

[Thomas Gryffyth]

Funny video. I enjoyed it greatly and it's on my facebook page.

[IgnatiusBaeticus]

[Demon_Rider]

The sad thing is that it passed in California. One of the most liberal states in the country. I've got to say I'm surprised NY hasn't had the same issues yet considering it seems everything that either of the states do, the other soon follows suit.