The National Organization for Marriage made this new ad for New Hampshire's House bill supporting gay marriage:
The guy on HuffPost that posted this made a good point: These children aren't confused about gay marriage, but about homosexuality itself. And the kid who says that it should be "Ann & Eve" was totally put up to say that, so his confusion was manufactured. It's almost like, "oh, kids say the darndest things" and that is it. As someone who watched the "storm gathering" video, completely shocked by the overt homophobia, I find myself even more shocked that this group is using children to sell its point, just like the Prop 8 supporters did last year. Talk about exploitation. Children inherently don't understand many abstract things that adults do. Their brains really can't do it. At the ages shown the commercial, most are egocentric and think concretely. Homosexuality and same-sex marriage are very foreign ideas to them, and to use them to sell a sick point is just wrong.
Let's be frank, NOM: You're a homophobic group who want the religious teachings of your intolerant "God" (I use quotes because these people are hardly Christian or understand the teachings of Christ) melded with civic life, so that you may oppress other whom you deem second- or third-class citizens who do not, under any circumstances, deserve the same rights you enjoy.
If they only used that language when selling their filthy shit to the public.
Another point to make about confused children: "Why does Daddy hit Mommy when he drinks out of the green bottle with the reindeer on it (Jägermeister)?" Nobody is exploiting the children on this issue, as it is a delicate issue. Same sex marriage should be the same way.
Let's leave the children out of this fight, you idiots. Go back to spreading your homophobia the "traditional" way, and let's hope you get run out of town.
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I think the most telling aspect of this video is the voiceover:
"If we change the definition of marriage, our kids will be taught a new way of thinking".
WE MUST PROTECT THE CHILDREN'S MINDS FROM THE NEW IDEA.
Do these people even realize how much they're Big Brother? That they can use the exact sentence I would use to justify an action in order to warn against it? What do you even say to that? I'm sure none of the children are confused in North Korea. Pick your fucking side.
I've been whining a lot about Israel in my responses, but actually, since either 1996 or 1999(can't remember) it's been illegal to use children in political advertisements. Because fucking bullshit is fucking bullshit. Some of those video's kids might grow up to be gay, for crying out loud.
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