March 4, 2004

it's about hate

i’m gratified that cities across the nation are standing up against the president and the right and taking on the homophobic laws that they are trying to enact. at first, i was worried that this was going to be used as a divisive wedge and be exploited as some moral issue that would let bush steal yet another election, but it’s just too important to worry about that. it’s about what’s right, it’s about defending against discrimination, it’s about defending against hate.

being a minority, i can’t help but see the parallels of this possible proposed constitutional amendment against gay marriages, and how people would have once proposed stopping interracial marriages as well. and in fact, this was once a proposed amendment by rep. seaborn roddenberry in 1911, as a reaction to the famous boxer jack johnson’s wedding to a white woman, lucille cameron.

In his appeal to congress, Roddenberry stated that “Intermarriage between whites and blacks is repulsive and averse to every sentiment of pure American spirit. It is abhorrent and repugnant. It is subversive to social peace. It is destructive of moral supremacy, and ultimately this slavery to black beasts will bring this nation to a fatal conflict”

it’s the same thing all over again.

Posted at March 4, 2004 8:04 PM
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