Kudos to the Disney corporation for being openminded enough (not to mention business savvy) to announce that it would sell theme park wedding packages to same sex couples.
"We are in the hospitality business and our parks and resorts are open to everyone,” said a Disney spokesman.
Seems pretty rational to me. Being both affirming and good for business is a win-win for the GLBT community and Disney. Now the other side:
Such inclusiveness, says AFA president Tim Wildmon, is why families must be warned. "You could be innocently taking your family to Disney World or Disneyland, and you're walking down the middle of the park and here's comes this parade of wedding attendees [that includes] two men who've just gotten 'married' at Disney World," he says. "That's something to take into consideration before you go and patronize the Walt Disney Company this summer."
My God, innocent children could get exposed to same-sex ceremonies! Oh, the humanity! Not so rational. Or maybe it is. If people see that same-sex couples aren't freaks of nature or deviants as groups like the AFA want us to believe, it would hurt their donations.
It's groups like the AFA, an organization led by an ordained minister that professes Christian values, that continue to be an embarassment to Christians like myself who don't spew hate and bigotry.
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You are unbelievably refeshing, As a lesbian i had begun to feel my shoulders shrink up to protect me as i walked passed churches, and as a nurse, found myself weary when in homes that had bibles on display. While i remind myself that not all religious people are biggoted, sometimes its hard to remember in this world filled with hate. Always refreshing and nice so see someone who seems of sound mind lol and to be pointed here by a gay link is an extra pleasure.
ReplyDeleteThank you ( And sorry about my terrible spelling)
The AFA will always amaze me with their incredible doublespeak. "Gays can't have stable relationships!" and then, "We don't want gays to have stable relationships!"
ReplyDeleteNo, they just want us to disappear. The AFA clearly has far less concern about their own relationships than they do the GLBT community. Oh well, maybe if they watch us enough, they'll learn something.