Pop Quiz

[furrbear]

Which of these is not like the other?

a) My opinion on same-sex marriage is 'evolving'.

b) My opinion on segregation is 'evolving'.

c) My opinion on miscegenation is 'evolving'.

d) My opinion on Women's suffrage is 'evolving'.

e) My opinion on slavery is 'evolving'.

Comments

[danthered.livejournal.com]

Or, as I put it: "States' rights…? Seriously? Tell us, President Hopenchange, how well did that work for issues like…gosh, I donno…slavery? Segregation? Miscegenation, women's suffrage, child labor laws? Do tell us, we're listening. Just concisely is fine; we don't want to take away from your Evolving time."

[budmassey.livejournal.com]

Until everyone sees the simiarlity, things won't be any different.

[osodecanela.livejournal.com]

*Getting out my soap box*

Before folks hurl invectives in my direction, I'd ask y'all to stop for just a moment.

I want marriage equality just like everyone who's likely to read this. Yes, I first felt comment 'A' as a slap in the face. However, coming to understand this as a civil rights issue is an evolution, especially for people who're not directly affected. If you read Darwin, evolution takes time.

I'm old enough to remember Stonewall, and what it was like for our community in that era (I was just starting high school). I was a college sophomore when the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality was from the DSM's list of mental illnesses.

Reality is that public opinion on segregation, miscegenation, women's suffrage and yes, even slavery were social opinions that evolved over time. When I read about Quaker history (and American Quakers were in the forefront of every one of the movements championing both the social and legal changes that helped bring an end to issues "B" thru "E"), even my historically liberal community of faith took time to evolve.

Pennsylvania took anti-miscegenation laws off the books in 1789; the Supreme Court didn't make it the law of the land until 1967. There were still 16 states banning interracial marriage when they decided Loving v. Virginia.

There is no difference in the 5 above. The reason there's no difference is that many personal opinions did evolve and helped in the struggle to make things (ie b thru e) right.