tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post203123016907123565..comments2023-10-09T08:27:03.515-04:00Comments on Runesmith's Canadian Content: The Tragic Irony of Prop 8Jennifer Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610902519752808810noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post-71615979139492245542008-11-11T08:21:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:21:00.000-05:00Agreed that the timing of the release of that movi...Agreed that the timing of the release of that movie could have been better for a lot of people, Jennifer. Our neighbour Johnathan here to name but one, apparently.<BR/><BR/>May it be in time for some of the people looking to protest the performance of <B>The Laramie Project</B> in Vancouver.Dwight Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389833479219422837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post-52574569961849377862008-11-07T12:03:00.000-05:002008-11-07T12:03:00.000-05:00Sigh. Do you really need the Civics 101 lesson he...Sigh. Do you really need the Civics 101 lesson here? Do you really need me to explain to you why civil rights issues cannot and should not ever be decided by popular vote? Do you really need me to remind you that the majority of Americans continued to oppose inter-racial marriage until <B><I>1991</I></B>? Do you truly fail to comprehend that the rights of minorities are never recognized or respected by the majority unless they are protected by laws and constitutions?<BR/><BR/>And BTW, 64% of Canadians with an opinion on the matter now support gay marriage - but only after Bill C-38 allowed it to happen and people suddenly realized that their own marriages were not affected in the least and the world hadn't come to an end.<BR/><BR/>Looks like you're in the minority now, bucko.Jennifer Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610902519752808810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post-29535471859824538262008-11-07T09:59:00.000-05:002008-11-07T09:59:00.000-05:00With all due respect, most Americans outside Calif...With all due respect, most Americans outside California and New York and maybe Miami don't support gay marriage.<BR/><BR/>You so called progressives gotta get your head outta your asses.<BR/><BR/>The people decide what they want their country to look like.<BR/><BR/>Not the 1% of people in the USA that are actually homosexual.<BR/><BR/>In Canada, liberal judges and politicians shove laws down everyones throat. The people in Candada have no say about nothing.<BR/><BR/>1 vote every 4 years does nothing and proves nothing other than Canada being 1 vote away from a full blown dictatorship.<BR/><BR/>In the USA, people decide what they want. Not left wing judges or radical progressive politicians.<BR/><BR/>The USA is the real deal while Canada is a dictatorship.Johnathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468885934256262056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post-4934138666432224772008-11-06T23:13:00.000-05:002008-11-06T23:13:00.000-05:00Simon - Yeah, I made the mistake of cross posting ...Simon - Yeah, I made the mistake of cross posting this on <A HREF="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/6/123332/390/213/655754" REL="nofollow">DailyKos</A> and it's already started a fight.<BR/><BR/>Dwight - I saw that trailer too, and I can't wait to see it (Sean Penn!!!!). Too bad the movie didn't come out before the election, though. Maybe it would have changed a few minds.Jennifer Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610902519752808810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post-19696401827174663512008-11-06T21:48:00.000-05:002008-11-06T21:48:00.000-05:00Odd coincidence: Among the trailers shown before P...Odd coincidence: Among the trailers shown before <B>Passchendaele</B> tonight at the theatre I went to...was <B>Milk</B>.<BR/><BR/>As in Harvey Milk.<BR/><BR/>Or is it not so odd, nor so coincidental, perhaps?Dwight Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389833479219422837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892827037183316611.post-25055018399753142112008-11-06T20:27:00.000-05:002008-11-06T20:27:00.000-05:00Hi Jennifer....thanks for the link.It is tragic is...Hi Jennifer....thanks for the link.It is tragic isn't it? Black homophobia is a touchy subject,as is white gay racism, but sadly it's real so it has to be addressed. All people who have known oppression have a duty to work together for a better more tolerant world. PERIOD...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.com