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#1404119
Often Partisan
Bullshit.
5/17/2012 2:56:07 AM
#1404122
Wehpudicabok
You may have one doctorate, but the consensus of the entire American Psychological Association is that gay parents are just as capable as straights. I can only imagine that they have many more doctorates than you.
5/17/2012 2:57:56 AM
#1404126
JustinGG
...Except for all the ones that end in divorce.
5/17/2012 3:00:44 AM
#1404128
fishtank
I think science moved on and so should you, bub.
5/17/2012 3:06:11 AM
#1404138
OhJohnNo
Well, at least he's being upfront about it.
5/17/2012 3:35:55 AM
#1404139
Filin De Blanc
Well the bulk of the research disagrees, so either you didn't study very hard or you just made that up.
5/17/2012 3:49:39 AM
#1404144
Extraintrovert
[Citation fucking needed]
5/17/2012 4:01:54 AM
#1404150
Lizuka
And who cares what you want?
5/17/2012 4:26:55 AM
#1404159
Swede
Citation needed for that doctorate, and for the literature that talks about gold standard.
My sister and brother-in-law are married and have two kids. My brother and his fiancé are living together and have two kids. Where is, according to Billy here, the difference between these children? I bet my brother's kids don't even know that there is a difference.
Actually, the law does discriminate against non-married unions, a few examples:
* The inheritance laws are weaker
* When you have kids together, you have to acknowledge being the father
*Death-bed decisions are the responsibility of next-of-kin, i.e. parents, spouses and kids
See, the institution of marriage already has a privileged position.
5/17/2012 4:48:33 AM
#1404160
Brendan Rizzo
Citation needed.
Oh wait, it's Bill Donohue, of course he'll never give it. At least he's consistent in his hatred of the unmarried (as long as they aren't pedophiles clergy.)
5/17/2012 4:51:11 AM
#1404169
Da Rat Bastid (fka Rat of Steel)
(OP)
"I want--"
(Rat cuts short this inane babble.)
I want to have a hot date with Angelina Jolie, but that ain't gonna happen either. *smirk*
5/17/2012 5:09:41 AM
#1404175
SpukiKitty
"I have a doctorate in sociology from NYU..."
rather...
"I have a doctorate I got from a box of Cracker Jacks I ate near NYU..."
"I have a doctorate in sociology from NYU. However I ignore EVERYTHING I EVER LEARNED at NYU cuz I'm a big fat fundy-head & their worldly knowledge is anathema to me..."
"I have a doctorate in sociology that my rich parents bribed the administration to give me from NYU..."
"I don't have a doctorate in sociology from NYU cuz I'm a big fat liar who wanks to scat-themed BDSM kiddie porn involving progeria sufferers & harlequin babies..." (Boy I need brain-bleach just for writing THAT! - SpukiKitty)
"I can't find NY on the map..."
Fixed.
5/17/2012 5:23:08 AM
#1404177
Mister Spak
"I want to promote and to put in a privileged position that institution of marriage between a man and a woman, which has been shown over and over to be the gold standard."
I want to shut down the catholic chruch, because it's leading people to hell. The bible says so so you know it's true. The bible is the gold standard of truth.
5/17/2012 5:26:04 AM
#1404180
Jezebel's Evil Sister
"... I want the law to discriminate against all alternative lifestyles ..."
Choosing to live a life of celibacy seems extremely alternative to me. Just saying.
5/17/2012 5:29:37 AM
#1404185
Da Rat Bastid (fka Rat of Steel)
"I don't have a doctorate in sociology from NYU cuz I'm a big fat liar who wanks to scat-themed BDSM kiddie porn involving progeria sufferers & harlequin babies..." (Boy I need brain-bleach just for writing THAT! - SpukiKitty)
Here, have at it. (Rat passes SpukiKitty his half-full bottle of Jack Daniel's, then gives her a consoling hug.)
5/17/2012 5:57:00 AM
#1404196
dionysus
I want the law to discriminate
And there is the essence of the social conservative movement. They want to be treated special and they want everyone else who's not like them to be oppressed by law so the social conservatives can feel superior by default. How sad that they have to find their worth by bringing everyone else down.
against straight people who live together
What's the difference between that and a married couple aside from an expensive ceremony and a piece of paper? My significant other and I aren't married and yet everyone tells us how much we act like a married couple. How would anyone even know unless they asked?
against all alternative lifestyles, against gays and unions.
Yup, just like I said. If everyone's not exactly like you, you want to deny them rights.
5/17/2012 6:43:56 AM
#1404197
Horsefeathers
"Oh, it’s very simple. It’s absolutely very simple. I have a doctorate in sociology from NYU, and I know what the literature says. The literature is definitive. There is one gold standard, one gold standard for children. That is: there is no substitute for a marriage between a man and a woman."
I assume by "literature" that you mean your own papers that you've authored that, surprise, support your opinion. I'm assuming this because, so far as I know, actual research on the subject says no such thing.
Citing research isn't quite as effective when you only cite the ones that agree with you--particularly when they're your own.
"I want the law to discriminate against straight people who live together — I used to call it 'shacking up,' but now it’s called cohabitation."
Yes, and I want a law that prevents people posting stupid shit on the internet. By the looks of your post we're both out of luck.
"I want the law to discriminate against all alternative lifestyles, against gays and unions."
Look, "Doc", nobody gives a fuck what you want. You just aren't that important, Ph.D. or not.
"I want to promote and to put in a privileged position that institution of marriage between a man and a woman, which has been shown over and over to be the gold standard."
Why, you're right! It's been a gold standard in cultures around the world--for the last few centuries or so. Prior to that it was usually one man and as many women as he could manage to support, and a few mistresses on the side.
Where people like you come up with this idea that marriage has always been "between a man and a woman" I'll never know. Maybe you should take a trip over to NYU's Cultural Anthropology department and talk to them for a while about this whole marriage thing. Maybe they can disabuse you of this delusion you seem to be under.
5/17/2012 6:46:16 AM
#1404200
Lilith
NYU called.
They want their degree back.
5/17/2012 7:00:37 AM
#1404205
J. James
Does that include single parents and adopted parents?
5/17/2012 7:20:42 AM
#1404214
Cy
There is a gold standard for children.
It's called, "a secure attachment to one or more adult caregiver(s) who can adequately provide for all the child's needs."
5/17/2012 7:29:40 AM
#1404227
Doubting Thomas
I want the law to discriminate
I always knew that Bill Donohue was a fascist bastard, but this statement proves it.
Hey Bill, what the fuck business is it of yours if two people of whatever gender live together without a piece of paper signed by a priest?
5/17/2012 7:40:49 AM
#1404230
Thinking Allowed
For someone who has a doctorate in sociology, your punctuation sucks.
5/17/2012 7:45:06 AM
#1404232
John
There is one gold standard, one gold standard for children. That is: there is no substitute for a marriage between a man and a woman.
Having a piece of paper from the state is more important than sufficient income, a place to live and medical insurance? If NYU taught you that, you need to go back to them and demand your money back.
5/17/2012 7:46:51 AM
#1404244
Ripper
I'll say what I say to most Sociology majors: "I'd like to order the Grand Slam breakfast with coffee."
5/17/2012 7:56:24 AM
#1404249
Reynardine
NYU turned out this crank? My master's degree feels so...cheapened.
5/17/2012 8:04:02 AM
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