Okay, Carrie, Here is Your 15th Minute...

This is Carrie Prejean and she is ALL ABOUT being BIBLICALLY CORRECT.



[via TMZ]

I would also like to bring forth a motion to stop using the term "opposite marriage," even if it's in mockery of said Ms. Prejean. Clearly there are morons in the world who think that it's a real phrase.

Interracial Marriage and Political Candidacy

It is the start of fall, and with the start of fall comes election season! And what's election season without a little bit of race related politics!

Public Advocate candidate Bill de Blasio (a white man) has been accused by City Councilman Charles Barron of pandering to the black community by having flyers featuring his interracial family (his wife is black) distributed throughout the community. Full blog post from Gothamist here.

At first I feel a bit conflicted about this. On the one hand, I HATE HATE HATE being the "token" colored person to some white friends. I hate being the one they point to when they say "Of course I'm not racist! Look at my friend! I hang out with her!"

However, I'm certain that's not Bill de Blasio's purpose here. He's married to the lady and has beautiful interracial children, and it's simply a photo of his family on a flyer asking people to vote for him. The accusation that he's pandering to the black community by having that flyer is just ludicrous.

So while this article made me pause for a few seconds and reread and research just to make sure that Bill de Blasio wasn't exploiting his family, ultimately it makes me happy to see this campaign. No matter how progressive we think America is becoming (it's not), interracial couples are still in the minority, and there will always be people who are uncomfortable with it.

It also made me realize yet again that I'll always have a slight chip on my shoulder about being a woman of color married to a white man. If Bill de Blasio were black this would not be a news item at all. If his wife were white, also not a news item. But because they are an interracial couple it's all of a sudden a discussion and a no-win situation. If he puts them on a flyer, he's pandering. If he doesn't put them on a flyer, as one commenter astutely points out, he's ashamed of them.

As cultural barriers break down, what was considered "normal," if there was ever such a concept, is becoming less and less defined. Perhaps that is the reason there is still so much anger. Perhaps people are angry because they simply can't say "marriage" anymore and have that mean the same thing to everybody. It is heterosexual, same-sex, mixed-orientation, interracial, civil, religious, interfaith. As the times change there will always be people who fight it, but one thing is true of all of the types of marriage. It is a bond born out of mutual love and a promise to spend lives together.

Ben & Jerry's Solidified as Favorite Ice Cream Makers

This makes me happy.



What's making me even happier is the thought of how anti-marriage-equality folks are going to react once they see it in their local groceries.

My only protest is that this is very male centric. Where's the love for the lesbians, who are also fighting for marriage equality?!

But, you know, baby steps, right?

An Interesting Question

Why are so many right wing pro-lifers against healthcare reform? What kind of hypocrisy is there when you fight for the life of an embryo to live and be born out of a womb, but once they are born, don't care about what kind of healthcare they receive?

It is an inalienable right, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," none of which can happen if you are in poor health.

Proof that the United States is Truly Sick

Two of the top three most viewed stories on CNN.com is about Facebookers and Jon Gosselin. False rumors about healthcare is second.

I fear for the future.

I Love You Barney Frank

Take note, Democrats, this is how you should respond to crazies.



In case you don't feel like watching, here is the text

Crazy nutjob: Why do you continue to support a Nazi policy as Obama has expressly supported this policy, why are you supporting it?

Barney Frank: ...When you ask me that question I am going to revert to my ethnic heritage and answer your question with a question. On what planet do you spend most of your time?

You stand there with a picture of the President defaced to look like Hitler and compare the effort to increase healthcare to the Nazis by answering you with, as I said before, it is a tribute to the First Amendment that this kind of vile contemptible nonsense is so freely propagated. Ma'am, trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table, I have no interest in doing it.

Listen folks, comparison to Nazis is a big fucking deal. You can't just throw that out there, just like you wouldn't just throw out the N word, you can't do it for anything less than genocide. Healthcare reform? Not genocide.

A Letter

Dear Mr. President:

Please grow some fucking balls. You campaigned on healthcare reform and no legitimate reform can be made without a public option. You who are so fond of being on TV should tell everyone absolutely with no preconditions that public option is a necessity and you will not sign a reform bill without it. You've already backed down on end of life counseling, counseling that WAS ALREADY IN PLACE. Why? Because some whiny assholes screamed lies about death panels.

Listen, I like you. I really REALLY like you. I appreciate you wanting bipartisanship, but instead of the dream of singing kumbaya around a campfire, put your fucking foot down and get this thing through. The people elected a Democratic majority. Use it. If you back down, your critics will forever nail you for getting struck down by Sarah Palin's Facebook posts.

Love,
Another One Bites the Dust