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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 02:47 PM Apr 2015

Iowa Republican: Feminists should oppose gay marriage to ensure women and men married in equal numbe

Iowa Republican: Feminists should oppose gay marriage to ensure women and men married in equal numbers

A Republican Party official in Iowa committed acts of atrocity against logic to explain why gender equality advocates should oppose same-sex marriage.

Tamara Scott, a state Republican National Committeewoman and talk radio broadcaster, hosted an RNC member from Oklahoma who signed onto an amicus brief sent to the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments on gay marriage, reported Right Wing Watch.

Guest Carolyn McClarty explained the points made by RNC members who signed the brief, and Scott mused that feminists should oppose marriage equality to remain consistent with their views on gender equality.

“By 2020, they want 50/50 in the statehouses and the U.S. House and Senate,” Scott said. “They want 50 percent women and 50 percent men, they want 50/50, they want equality.” Scott said banning same-sex marriage ensured an equal number of men and women were married.

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Iowa Republican: Feminists should oppose gay marriage to ensure women and men married in equal numbe (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2015 OP
Someone should point out to this woman that we don't live justiceischeap Apr 2015 #1
On re-reading this, I think she thinks that only gay males marry Sheepshank Apr 2015 #2
So if same-sex marriage is prohibited, that means all the gay people The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2015 #3
I am always surprised at the level of ignorance that is allowed to be spouted rhett o rick Apr 2015 #4
I'm not that good at math - I don't even get it treestar Apr 2015 #5

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
1. Someone should point out to this woman that we don't live
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 02:50 PM
Apr 2015

on Noah's ark and we certainly don't need more procreation in the world.

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
2. On re-reading this, I think she thinks that only gay males marry
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 02:53 PM
Apr 2015

...or perhpas only gay females marry. That is the only thing that explains this utterly stupid "equality in gender for numbers of married people" word salad.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,268 posts)
3. So if same-sex marriage is prohibited, that means all the gay people
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 03:00 PM
Apr 2015

would just give up and marry people of the opposite sex instead of continuing their relationships with their same-sex partners as they have always done? Would that mean the cute gay guy down the street might dump his partner and marry me instead? AWESOME!!!

...What an idiot....

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
4. I am always surprised at the level of ignorance that is allowed to be spouted
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 03:02 PM
Apr 2015

by Republicons. But if she is worried, we could keep track and make sure that the same number of gay male marriages equals the same number of lesbian marriages. I can see it now. "I am sorry gentlemen, but you'll have to wait until two more lesbian couples get married. In the mean time, if you would consider marrying females, it would make our numbers work so much better."

I would support a law that says stupid people can't run for office, but it'd certainly wipe out one of our two parties.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
5. I'm not that good at math - I don't even get it
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 05:08 PM
Apr 2015

If gay people are married, then more people are married. Of course when there is no gay marriage the number of men and women married have to be equal, but so what? Usually there are women who then have to be single, or in some areas, men.

LOL.

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