Apparently, marriage equality in Australia absolutely MUST NOT go ahead. Or the tradies of our nation will descend into confused chaos. Why? Because everything tradies understand about marital relationships, they have learned from powerpoints and adapters. OBVIOUSLY. In a bizarre (yet sadly, real) press release from Family Voice Australia, a ‘research officer’ has determined that gay marriage doesn’t make sense because of wall sockets. And it looks like the ‘Family’ in ‘Family Voice’ only includes pairings of peepees and weewees. Here’s the expert opinion:
“As any tradie can tell you, marriage has always been a joining of two opposites. You cannot properly unite two of the same. By definition, marriage is a complementary, male-female union. Only that union has the potential to create and raise children with both male and female role models.” Let’s not confuse apprentice electricians, plumbers and carpenters in the ACT – lest the lights go out, the drains leak and the chairs collapse in the Legislative Assembly!”
They even included a helpful diagram for those who are still a little confused:
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I guess that means you can fit another male socket into the back of the male adapter, or have two male sockets fit into both ends of the female adapter... Oh my, the implications!!
I don't think that marriage should be promoted as being "better" than other forms of relationships such as civil unions and de facto relationships. Why is a marriage better than a de facto relationship (which is equally recognised by law)? Why do gays and lesbians specifically need the label "married"? Why does anyone for that matter? We are lucky to live in a country that recognises alternative forms of relationships (which other countries do not). Frankly, the gap between cohabitation and marriage has narrowed to the point where there is hardly any distinction at all. Marriage does not guarantee a relationship's success nor does it bring any significant social or legal benefits these days (compared to a de facto relationship). Allowing gay people to marry will not decrease homophobia nor bring about acceptance of homosexuality. There are still people who hate gays and this will not change by giving gay people the right to marry. The promotion of marriage equality has inadvertently increased homophobia (as seen in the advertisement above and similar promotional materials). The real issue is homophobia and this is being sidelined by the emphasis on marriage. The institution of marriage will NOT bring tangible benefits to the lives of gays and lesbians living in Australia. I do think gay people should have the option to marry if they wish but it would be a mistake to think that marriage is some kind of panacea.