Ross Douthat: Not Good at His Job.

But it doesn’t matter, because all good people don’t read your column or don’t know who you are.

[This straight guy wrote a piece on gay marriage and queer theory in hopes that his superior dick-in-vagina logic could debunk marriage equality as being a good thing. He outlines gay marriage conservatism – the idea we’s gays can be assimilated into marriage. Then the “liberationists”, or the folks that hope to completely free society from the confines of the marriage box. And third, Dan Savage (only gay person ever) and whatever bullshit he happens to be thinking.]

And he ends with this bullshit. “And the less specific and more inclusive an institution becomes, the more likely people are to approach it casually, if they enter it at all.”

Those weren’t Ross Douthat’s words exactly, he was speaking about critics’ thoughts. (I am not sure if he is exactly a critic BECAUSE HE IS A BAD OP-ED WRITER, however he screams douche so I think he may be.)


Note: Ross Douthat is the former ediot and chief at The Atlantic. His opinions are fairly evident.

He did however, of his own volition, warn gay people of the hardship of marriage because sometimes they hardest promises to keep are the ones that keep people together.

Ross, gay people aren’t retarded. In fact many of us come from divorced, straight people houses. Marriage is hard, the point is you can’t exclude people because you think the way they have sex is gross.

Ross, we gays understand. You know when it can be hard to stay together? When you have to sit out a family holiday because “my grandmother just won’t understand.” It isn’t that I can’t go, but I would just rather not upset an old lady. An old lady who is upset for nothing. However, this old lady happens to be my beloved's grandmother. The only unreasonable old woman I can't upset. While Dan Savage (only gay person ever) may call me spineless, and he may have the insight to do so, you sir lecturing me on how societal constraints and expectations can make it hard to stay together is outrageous.

Yes, Dan Savage thinks banging his hotboy neighbor will save his marriage however you will find that many gay relationships don’t operate like that. Or, and this is novel, maybe you have considered gay relationships can sometimes have a different dynamic that straight relationships. Oh, and, when two women date there is yet a different dynamic.


Also, for the record, good for Dan and Terry. Said it yourself Ross, marriage is difficult.

Every relationship is different (and special, I am sure). However, there is no real argument against marriage equality. Marriage is about property and money. Procreation, yes, but ultimately women and children only used to be property. Things change.  Like it or not, gays have a lot of those things and we pay taxes.  Therefore we get to get married.

Bottom line: if marriages fall apart, they were not meant to be. Gay or straight. Further, ever heard of the ‘Merican tradition of the shot gun wedding? Rod Stewart mentions it, so do the Simpsons and King of the Hill. Straights have been rushing into these sacred life contacts with 1500 thousand benefits for years. 
Marriage has changed.

Stop it. Your article was stupid. GTFO.  

>>Here it is: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/04/opinion/04douthat.html?ref=opinion