Fuck You, California
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I’ve been read Kottke for a few years and her rarely goes carnal. (link)
“You cuntnuggets went and passed Proposition 8. Assgobling fucktards.” (link)
“Seriously California, what the fuck is wrong with you? I thought you were all granola-eating tree-hugging leftie communist pinkos. I thought you were all for the gay lifestyle. I thought you were all for equality. You guys used to piss off the social conservatives all the time, what with your San Franciscos and your Berkeleys.”
But no, apparently you’re all a bunch of bigots. At least, 52% of you are.
Come on, what the fuck? Since when has California been a beacon for bigotry? Since when has California been a beacon for intolerance? Since when has California been a beacon for fear and hatred? That sort of thing we expect out of backwards states like Arkansas, but California?
Jesus Christ you Californians are fucking idiots.” (link)
“I never thought I would say this, but FUCK YOU CALIFORNIA. Fuck you EVERYONE who voted yes on 8. Who raised you? seriously. Who says, “making people sad? Sure, I’ll vote for that”. FUCK YOU.” (link)
“Really, California, Really?” (link)
Fuck you, California.
And the Mormons you rode in on. (link)
and from twitter:
Meredith122: If you voted for prop 8 FUCK YOU
Smalltimejazz: PROP 8 can go to hell. Fuck religion.JamesJumpsuit: Fuck my parents for voting YES on prop 8nexusdivine: fuck you prop 8… fuck you. right in the ass. with a REAL mans cock. deets: Fuck you California and the Mormon Church for passing Prop 8. Seriously, go fuck yourselves
matthewebel: Good morning. Pretty day. Good coffee. Fuck California. Safe travels.
lady_cherry831: Fuck you Prop 8. Way to shit the bed California!
lorna26: So, same sex marriages are illegal again in california. Fuck that douchey noise.
nfreader: Dear California’s fundamentalists, Fuck you. Love, Everyone else, especially the gays.
davidwynne: Oh for fuck’s sake, California. You had to shit in the punch, didn’t you?
pims: you’re morons…
and the voice of reason?
jaycee: Uh, internets? “Fuck you, California” is not really a constructive way to deal with the prop 8 thing.
nah.
Bittersweet indeed. I was so optimistic about Prop 8 being defeated, what with California being what it is and all - or at least what I thought it was. Or what it used to be. Whatever.
When I was in the Bay Area last week everyone I talked to said, “It’ll never pass!”. I saw people on the corners in Oakland with NO ON 8! signs and there were supporters everywhere honking their horns and giving the thumbs up. I saw gay people and straight people, entire families and their kids protesting together and it was beautiful. I came home to Wisconsin full of excitement and pride from all the awesomeness. And now this. Tragic. Infuriating. This is THE Civil Rights issue of our generation. Goddammit.
From what I can gather, the Mormons came in with all their dirty god money and kicked up the advertising campaigns. Who can compete with that? I also read about a planned overnight yard sign coup staged by the Yes fuckers but it was botched due to a production or shipment failure from the sign manufacturers in China. Whatever the reason, I think the Yes fuckers laid low and concealed their strengths. Whatever happened, the rug got pulled from beneath us. That “Don’t let this happen to you” video that you posted with the guy on the bike should have been applied to Prop 8. Ahh fuck it. We won’t get fooled again. The gloves are off. I am angry too, J. I am disgusted and saddened by the hurt and disruption this is causing so many people. Not just in California, but around the world.
People have always looked to California for inspiration and example, and this is a really shitty, hurtful display of how to send the message that “it’s okay to deny, discriminate, and shit on other people because the bible says so”.
It is a shame and a disgrace that the Yes fuckers, and most Americans as well, don’t see this as a Civil Rights referendum. Obama’s victory was huge. It’s our victory, but we have so much more work that needs to be done.
I’ll sign off now. With heavy heart, and great fear and loathing. Thank you, J.
I think you’re over-simplifying this a bit.
My parents voted against a ban on same-sex unions for the Kansas constitution. I fear if they lived in California they would have voted for Prop 8. You see, my parents have come a LONG way in accepting gays and lesbians. They grew up in a time, place and religion where it was considered wrong to be gay. I give them credit for coming as far as they have. That said, they’re uncomfortable with opening up “marriage” to gays and lesbians. They think marriage is between a man and a woman, and they think of it as a profoundly religious act. They’re okay with gays and lesbians joining together in a union of some kind; they just think it should be called something else. I’m not defending this idea, but I understand why they feel this way.
I think California may have pushed a little too hard. The older generation might be ready for same-sex civil unions but same-sex *marriage* is just a little too much for them. I don’t think that people who voted to ban same-sex marriage hate the gays. I don’t think they’re even necessarily against same-sex unions (though some of them certainly are).
The poll numbers bear out the generational divide. I can’t find data on final results, but an Oct 31 poll shows 62% of 65+ voters in favor of Prop 8 and 39% of 18-34 year olds in favor.
Like all civil rights battles, this one will take a while. While it sucks Prop 8 passed, it says a lot for the future that young voters support gay marriage in large numbers.
I don’t give anyone credit until they’ve gone all the way. A bigot is a bigot, even if they hide behind their civil unions bullshit.
I defend that idea nor do I understand why anyone would think that gays/lesbians should just have a different word. I don’t understand that AT ALL. Not in any way. That’s some separate but equal bullshit right there.
That is also besides the fact that a civil union != a marriage. It’s not just a word swap. There’s a lot more differences there in the eyes of the law in most places that have these ‘civil unions’. For just a quick rundown of differences, head on over to about.com:
http://lesbianlife.about.com/cs/wedding/a/unionvmarriage.htm
*I don’t defend that idea…
I’m picking up what you’re putting down, Heather, but I have to say I’m with Micael on this one. A bigot is a bigot. Although it reminds me of Obama’s relationship with his grandmother (you know the story).
But this is where I agree with you. The fucking government has no business being involved in a “profoundly religious act”. Therefore we should just abolish marriage as a government institution and everyone gets civil unions. The churches can marry (gays or no gays) but the government needs to stay the fuck out of it.
But don’t you think bigotry exists on a spectrum? The Obama grandmother story illustrates how this works with racism - there’s a huge difference between a card-carrying KKK member and Obama’s grandmother, just as there’s a difference between people who think gays should burn in hell and those who are trying to overcome the anti-gay religious and cultural ideas they were raised with and support gay rights.
I totally think the government should sanction civil unions only and leave marriage to the churchs and whatever other groups want to claim it.
Also - I just read San Francisco’s turnout was 58%! I’m too lazy to do the math but I’m wondering if a bigger turnout in San Francisco could have swung the Prop 8 vote.
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