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Originally Posted by Anarky
Why help a society who doesn't let you be who you are? Why help someone who doesn't want you to be the way you are and expects help to be who they are?
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To be the better person. It's not fair, I know. But if that's how everyone felt why should straight people help these gay people get equal rights? Basically what goes around comes around, and to stop paying taxes screws everyone. All that makes me as a straight person want to do is kick them out or put them in jail. That's not a good form of protest, and it acutally does make them second class citizens in effect. You have to do something to proves you AREN'T a second class citizen. Cutting yourself off from society is foolish.
And again, gay people are not the first to be held to a lower demeanor. White, Straight, Nondisabled Males hold the most privilege/power in this country. Although we have a half black President (which is awesome) we still have a lot of work to do. If you read the statistics it's some pretty scary stuff (employers are 50% less likely to call someone in for an interview if their name sounds African/black, and this was done recently!).
And yeah Wesley Snipes reason was extremely lame, and this woman's reason has purpose, but that doesn't change the fact that when you fight the law... the law is going to win.
All I'm really saying here is that an alternative way to protest would be much better than not paying taxes. She's going to get a huge backlash from all those who voted for the proposition, and maybe even some from those who voted against it.