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What'dya mean, fer the children? *frowns*

If they teach children that boys can marry boys, and girls can marry girls, there won't be any more children, then who will we teach?

Now, that jus' ain't true, ma'am. Gays'll be gays no matter what's legal an' children ain't taught it - s'in their DNA. Even some animals is gay ta prevent population overflow so ya see, s'a very natural process.

In Texas, we don't teach DNA. Why, that's like saying man evolved from monkeys, and with the exception of my father in law, I think we all know that is atheist propaganda. Hank get's nervous if Bobby watches Dancing With the Stars. He has to switch it over to Monday Night Football, just to protect our boy at this tender age.

Ain't taught... uh, ma'am? I'm pretty sure there ain't nowheres that don't teach DNA. I'm clearly uneducated an' I know about it from high school so y'see.. that just don't make sense. DNA is what makes you up. It's what makes your hair brown and sets your height an' metabolism. An' it's what gives me all my allergies ~~an' that pesky hankerin' fer pussy~~

You've never been to Arlen, Texas, have you? We're mavericks, down here. Not convenient mavericks, like some women who prance around in thousand dollar suits, losing elections. No, sir. We're the kind of mavericks that teach our children our way, to fear God and love man...but not too much, and not in the dark.

*has to try very VERY hard to hold back a snort ~~the mun knows no such restraint~~* I can't say I have, an' after what ya jus' told me, I hope I never have th'misfortune'a bein' there.

...sorry fer sayin'.

Well, Arlen is a place that has old fashioned values, but it's not for everyone, that's for sure.

Don't ya think... that some things gotta change? Tradition's all fine an' good, I got a'lotta traditions, but sometimes... ya jus' gotta let go.

Edited 2008-11-07 02:17 (UTC)

Oh, mercy, no. Hank won't give up his truck, or even buy Kosher hot dogs when they're on sale. If he can't bend a weiner, he won't accept gay.

Were we talkin' about Hank somweheres an' I missed it? *blinks*

That's my husband. He's the one who has the *whisper* issues about gay.

Ohh... anyone ever say t'you that people have such'a problem wit'us is th'people who understand? Dunno if I necessarily agree or nothin', jus' somethin' ta think on.

You mean, for the children who have been in foster care for years and were this close to be adopting until that law passed that said only legally married couples could adopt?

Yes, well, that's very sad. But at least they won't have illegal marriage taught in the schools.

If we made it legal, they wouldn't have illegal marriage taught in schools then either.

((hee!))

Explain?

See, children are easily influenced. If gay marriage is taught in the schools, they might learn that love and commitment is part of marriage for everyone and that would confuse them. Then we might have a whole generation of children who learn that people are all the same. That sort of thing just isn't done here in Texas...and, apparently, not in California, either.

Oh. *sarcasm, yay :3*

No, apparently not. Not anywhere.

No, not anymore. *g*

Remember, when we're marching to condemn love and happiness, IT'S FOR THE FREAKIN' CHILDREN!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zSbuOMaS0H4

There never was acceptance.

...is that why they do this?

Oh, yes...well, and because of fear of latent man love.

What causes that fear...? That's what I wonder.

I suspect it's a worry that if gau men had equal rights, straight men might actually have to learn how to accessorize.

. . .

That's not it.

Oh, you have no idea how deeply the fear of shopping can affect a man.

I don't agree.

...Prop Eight.

The California law that protects children from Princess marrying Princess books and keeps marriage between a man and a woman.

OOC: Heh, I don't know if I'm the only one who saw the "IT'S FOR THE FRICKIN' CHILDREN!!!!" episode of King of the Hill. But that's what Prop 8 supporters remind me of, so Peggy had to play.

....Oh that?

*glances over his shoulder* We uh-passed that where I'm from. Took us a couple of years but still...

Why are you against it?

Because children are vulnerable to influence, and I want to be a grandmother someday. And, mostly, because it makes Hank nervous.

Did you ever consider the possibility that it might be genetic? Besides, One in four still means that there will be plenty of people to have kids.

...Is your husband nervous because your son might be- *lets that trail off*

I would like for my own grandchildren, with the genes of my husband and me, and our son. Hopefully without any foreign influence, though my son has had a little girlfriend, off and on, who could complicate that.

Hank isn't worried so much as proactive. He thinks we can nip any of that in the bud.

Prop 8?

A constitutional amendment to restore traditional marriage and keep our children from learning about unhealthy alternatives.

Unhealthy alternatives? *utterly confused* I was unaware traditional marriage was in trouble.

...to be honest, I'm uncertain as to what "traditional marriage" is.

You're kidding, right?

No. I am from Arlen, Texas, sir, and we do not joke around about our future generations.

Texas. Things finally make sense.

No one's joking about your future generations. Homosexuals have been around just as long as heterosexuals have. Obviously, the generations keep on coming. China can't even control itself from having kids. I don't think there's anything to worry about. If anything, we need some population control.

If you have such a problem with gay people, though, then you should get straight people to stop having them. They're the ones who keep having them.

I do not have a problem with gay people. As a teacher of Spanish, I am a lover of all knowledge and international cuisines, so I can assure you that I am far more worldly than most of the people in this town, espcially if you look at some of my husband's friends or my father in law.

My husband, Hank, has serious concerns that our boy, Bobby, might be unduly influenced. He's very impressionable.

You'll have to forgive my hostility. As someone who's had many, many gay and lesbian friends growing up and continues to now, I take it personally when someone starts to bad-mouth them.

I'm not quite sure where the correlation is between teaching Spanish and accepting homosexuals, but alright, I'll take it. I imagine that you being even willing to talk about it is a step up from a lot of people by you. Or anywhere.

The thing about it is, no matter what, your son will be influenced by a lot of things, and most of them will be far, far, far worse than homosexuality. Besides the fact, it's not a disease, it's a sexual orientation. It's not contagious.

But anyway, if your son is five feet away from a television, he's going to be washed over with images of sex, misogyny, violence, foul language ... Like I said, there are worse things out there. Not that homosexuality is bad to begin with.

Most of the world has beaten us to allowing gay marriage; they're not imploding or having a reproduction crisis. And if we're supposed to be a country that supports freedom, of all types, we have to give it to everyone, not just a select group.

OOC: Apologies for James' rant. This is mun's biggest political issue, so I've made it James', as well. LOL.

Well, as we say in Arlen, protecting our children is our God given duty, no matter how wrong we have to be to do it. Because even in the wrong, we are in the right, when we take away rights from the wrong.

OOC: Heh, no worries. I just thought that the rabid Prop 8 proponents reminded me of Peggy Hill, shrieking "IT'S FOR THE FRICKIN' CHILDREN!" when I see them. Apparently, I was the only one who got the joke.

I'm not even going to pretend like I understood what you just said.

I think there's something valuable in protecting children, but you have to really, seriously consider what it is you're protecting them from. Teaching them to fear other people because they're different is doing more harm than good.

OOC: Hahaha. Honestly, once I read that Prop 8 was voted on, I was so upset that I didn't even bother to see what people had said about it. I knew it was just going to be trouble. I also don't really watch KOTH that much, but I recognized her ... Sorry I totally dropped the ball with the joke. Haha.