How the entire internet is reacting to SCOTUS gay marriage ruling (and it's beautiful)

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Wow. Excellent piece.

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Love this image - it would be great if you gave credit to the artist, Allie Brosh of Hyperbole and a Half!

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GOD, what’s wrong with you?

You’ve got to roast the brussel sprouts with some sea salt and black pepper. The little crispy leaves that fall off are the best part.

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I KNOW, Right!?

It’s the only way.

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Let the popcorn flow…

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What?

I challenge you to find any contradictions in the Bible.

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Did they really use that “reasoning”!? That it’s a choice between either doing harm to people whom you live and interact with in the real world or displeasing the voices in your head from your imaginary friend, and they chose to hurt people because the voices in their head told them to?

That sounds like a very different (and much more dangerous) way of thinking than “love thy neighbor as thyself”.

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Nope. Still horrid.

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Horridly delectable. Come on over, I’ll sprout convert you.

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I heard a few weeks ago on WABE that some counties were already preparing for the outcome of the decision. Sometimes I’m really proud of this state… I’m looking forward to a nice roll out of marriage equality…

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That picture is improperly credited. The artist is Allie Brosh, and it came from this post:

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/depression-part-two.html (it’s right at the bottom.)

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I have to respectfully disagree. Being gay does not immunize one from even, as you say, “ignorance, fear and hatred.” Being gay does not make you different than the rest of the human race. The gay rights movement was aligned with other movements because of a common enemy. But gay rights are rather orthogonal to many issues. There’s nothing inherent in being gay that forces a particular opinion on abortion, religion, taxes, etc.

Thus the idea (not mine, but from a European Op Ed) that conservatives could come out ahead if they’d stop trying to be an enemy to the GLBT community.

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I 100% agree with this.

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If you consider religion imaginary, I can see how you would feel this way. But many people don’t. I think that’s one point that is getting lost in this whole discussion.

I have personally seen enough in my 38 years to believe 100% that God is real, not imaginary. You might consider me ignorant or unintelligent. But that doesn’t mean you are right and I am wrong.

I think there are kind, loving people on both sides of this ruling, and many people won’t acknowledge that fact. That’s my real point here.

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Nope. Not in the least.

There certainly are, and as long as the loving people that disagree with the ruling don’t make it about them, we can have a happy, diverse, non consensus country. Which I prefer.

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[quote=“Dioptase1, post:95, topic:60542”]
conservatives could come out ahead if they’d stop trying to be an enemy to the GLBT community.
[/quote]I agree with you there, but I think they’d have to cut critical old-money and neo-con financial ties and if recent events show us anything, far too many powerful conservatives aren’t terribly willing to do that.

For example, let’s take a look at our current line-up of 2016 Republican candidates:

“I don’t believe same-sex marriage is a Constitutional right”—Marco Rubio

“Legislate for one man, one woman”—Ted Cruz

bizarre, pseudo-neo-libertarian-republican-conservative-marriage-contract-babble but is against same-sex marriage personally. —Rand Paul

“Should sodomy be elevated to the same constitutional status as race and religion? My answer is No.” in 1995. In 2015… Oh, erm, um… some babble suggesting he might be open to some stunted sort of legal protection for gay couples that stops short of marriage. — Jeb Bush

Supported a 2006 constitutional amendment in Wisconsin prohibiting same-sex marriage. Speaking to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition this past Saturday, he reiterated his belief that marriage is defined as one man and one woman and states should have the right to define it. But, ah… ermm, um… he went to a same-sex wedding reception, once.—Scott “Koch” Walker

Believes defining marriage should be left to the states and doesn’t think opponents should stop fighting it. He personally does not believe in same-sex marriage.—Chris Christie

Same-sex wedding "a violation of my faith”. Helped produce a video warning that religious freedom will explode and die if the court ruled for same-sex marriage. It was distributed by the Family Research Council for pastors to play in their churches. — Rick “Froth” Santorum

My views are "not evolving”. Believes marriage is limited to a man and a woman and promised to keep fighting against gay marriage. — Bobby Jindal

He says other issues are more important, so he doesn’t really want to talk about it. But, he’d “probably” attend a same-sex wedding, maybe. — Rick “Dumbass” Perry

The GOP should oppose same-sex marriage — Mike Huckabee

I left out Donald Trump, but if we’re seriously considering Trump then the conservative movement and Republican party is so doomed as to be completely irrelevant anyway.

If that’s not bad enough…

We recently had a group of influential conservatives come here to Denver for a little conference. The overwhelming majority were very much apposed to same-sex marriage. The pleas of the younger, powerless conservatives in attendance who think the Republican party should embrace the LGBTI community was mostly ignored or outright shunned (to their frustration and/or horror).

I have to respectfully disagree. Being gay does not immunize one from even, as you say, “ignorance, fear and hatred.”

That’s not disagreeing with anything I said. There are always anomalies. However, my point was that ignorance, fear and hatred are not anomalies within the conservative movement (especially the modern neo-cons).

I don’t see gays (or people like me that support their human rights) going around demanding that conservatives don’t marry — much less pushing for and getting laws that restrict conservatives from marrying, etc. Newt Gingrich can fuck and fuck over as many women as he wants.

I really don’t understand why you went this direction.

I have to respectfully disagree… Being gay does not make you different than the rest of the human race. … There’s nothing inherent in being gay that forces a particular opinion on abortion, religion, taxes, etc.

Again, that’s not disagreeing with anything I actually said.

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Cowicide, if you think that by threatening me you can get me to be your
slave… Well, that’s where you’re right. But - and I am only saying
this because I care - there are a lot of decaffeinated brands on the
market today that are just as tasty as the real thing.

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