The Scoop: Two moms and no dad makes no sense
I was reading a Curious George story to my 2-year-old the other night when, for some off-the-wall reason, I started thinking about the similarities between Curious George and the gay community.
I know it’s not necessarily what you might call “normal” thinking, to compare an innocent children’s character to homosexual relationships, but there are a few striking resemblances.
For those of us who don’t know Curious George, let me explain. He’s a lovable, little monkey who always seems to find his way into the middle of mischief. In a number of his fairy tale adventures, George tries to elude a character known only as the Man with the Big Yellow Hat. That’s because when the Man with the Big Yellow Hat catches George, he takes him back to his cage at the zoo.
Anyone familiar with Curious George knows he’s an escape artist. He’s always slipping away from the zoo and each time he seems to get into more and more mischief. The great thing about the situation is you can count on George pushing the limit just a bit further each and every time he gets loose. He will get into a just a little bit more of a mess than he did the time before.
Now enter the gay community, which keeps pushing for more and more privileges with every blink of the eye. And just like Curious George, the gay community is not going to stop because it’s been successful with each and every new demand.
It’s not often I agree with President Bush, and that’s mainly because I’m an honest person who cares about human life. It could be said that Bush ? well ? let’s just say that Bush might not always embrace those qualities.
But my point is to agree with Bush on this one. I agree with him whole-heartedly when he said that he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman. Granted, this might not be the most striking revelation, but nowadays it’s being argued that marriage should also be allowed between a man and a man, or a woman and a woman.
Twenty years ago such talk would be dismissed a pure nonsense. But now with gay couples openly living together and even adopting children, you had to figure they would keep pushing for more and more privileges – just like Curious George. And about the only privilege that has eluded the grasp of the gay community is the sanctity of marriage.
Naturally gay people are going to continue to push for this privilege because it’s one more step toward acceptance of their lifestyle. And I’m going to continue to be against gay marriages because I don’t support that lifestyle.
If two men want to live together, they certainly have the right to do so. It’s a free country.
But for a preacher to announce Bill and Larry as man and husband is another story. Such a relationship doesn’t deserve to be legally recognized.
Unfortunately, I might be shouting into the wind on this one. More and more people in power are gaining sympathy with the plight of the gay community. Even Arnold Schwarzenneger, everybody’s favorite candidate for California governor, tells us gay marriages are OK by him.
If I had to make a prediction, I’d have to say the United States will recognize gay marriages in the next 10 years. This probably means I will have to tolerate even more token gay characters on TV shows and in movies.
It also means the dysfunctional dynamic we call the American family is headed to a bold, new frontier. It won’t be long before the next generation of children learn if they can’t get their way with mommy, they can just ask their other mommy.
(James Clark is editor of the Standard. He can be reached at 473-2191 or by e-mail at [email protected].)