Today, June 12, marks 45 years since the U.S. government decided to end laws that made interracial marriage illegal in the historic case of Loving v. Virginia. Marriage is certainly an institution that is a part of society, but it is a topic that people debate about constantly.
For a union that occurs between two people (and sometimes their families), a lot of people (who won’t be present during the ceremony or relationship) have strong opinions about who should be allowed to marry whom, and how this marriage should occur. For whatever reasons they want to keep marriage as a club with limited acceptance in new members who don’t look, act, or speak like them.
Here is a look at the arguments that people have against marriage between two groups who they think shouldn’t be allowed to marry:
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What a load of…
Its only been 45 yrs? Wow. No wonder why some still can’t adapt to diversity.
Load of truth? Yes, I agree, Manuel. It is a load of truth.
The issue and its cons are more complex than a cute info graphic with some quotes we all have heard before. But it is interesting the way it was drawn though. I wonder how the majority of Latinos feel about this. However, there are much worse things in life than 2 guys living together playing house. Like for example how Iran and other Middle Eastern tyrannies execute gays. That’s a horrible human rights abuse that needs more world wide attention. I don’t have too much of a problem with what two adults decide to do behind closed doors as long as it doesn’t harm them or others.