Monday, January 25, 2010

"So you walk me down the aisle?" or the old-fashioned view of a marriage


This is the Obama family: Stanley Ann Dunham with her husband Barack Obama Sr.
A " successful" example of an interracial marriage

Hey Guys!
Today I have come across a video or better said cartoon clip, which was published on Friday 22nd 2010 by Mark Fiore .It is a cartoon about the never-ending issues gay marriages : top or flop , or " gay or straight".
Mark Fiore criticizes literally speaking the conservative bahaviour or attitude of the Conservatives concerning same sex-marriage , which is also known as gay marriage. In a really funny way this cartoon provokes the Republicans by showing them their own "old-fashioned" attitude towards these issues. The part where the "cartoon host" talks about a conservative Republican lawyer who helped to install G. W. Bush in the White House , is the best example for this. As everyone knows: G.W.Bush as a member of the Republican party has always been against gay marriages. hevertheless this cartoon refers to this mentioned Republican lawyer who is fighting for marriage that is gay!
Fiore also drops a hint at the interracial marriage. This couple, showing a black woman and a white man , who are straight but can´t marry because they are of different races!
It has been only fully legal in all US states since the 1967 Supreme Court decision! It´s unbelievable how long it took the government to make such marriages legal! There were really laws banning interracial marriage and sex, so-called anti-miscegenation laws. Alabama was the first state to prohibit Blacks from marrying Whites in 1882, later other races like Native Americans , Asians etc. were not allowed to marry Whites! That`incredible isn`t it? I mean it was only 40 years ago that the United States Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional.
I have found a video showing John McCain at the Ellen Degeneres show. He firmly opposes to same sex-marriage and speaks of a disagreement between him and Ellen , who admitted being a lesbian. Ellen`s reaction is just great. But just watch it, it´s really fun!

I.F.



2 comments:

  1. I really liked your blog-post! Very interesting topic ... and a really funny video :)

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  2. I totally agree with Sandra! Very interesting topic. I also like your links and the videos. Great effort!

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