# Brad Pitt refuses to get married until all can - good luck with that **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998 "2006-09-08T22:21:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/1 "2006-09-08T22:21:12Z")
[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap\_en\_mo/people\_brad\_pitt](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_en_mo/people_brad_pitt) Brad Pitt has announced that “he won’t be marrying Angelina Jolie until the restrictions on who can marry whom are dropped”. Sounds like a brilliant move on Pitts part to not get married. I predict Angelina’s reaction goes something like [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_97QXIiLOI). ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/2 "2006-09-08T22:29:48Z")
Actually, I have a couple of friends that are doing the same thing. And when people ask why they aren’t getting married yet they explain that they are waiting until marriage is gender neutral. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/3 "2006-09-08T22:48:15Z")
The [Sudanese](http://news.aol.co.uk/man-forced-to-marry-goat/article/20060908071709990002) approach to the subject of matrimony seems refreshingly enlightened to me. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/4 "2006-09-08T23:51:06Z")
It’s probably best for all involved. I had a futuristic vision in which, five or six years after they were married, a horrendous international assassin ring forced them to kill many people and destroy countless buildings, automobiles, and outfits. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/5 "2006-09-09T00:13:15Z")
According to Wiki, Sarah Silverman has also said that she will not get married until same-sex couples are allowed to do so as well. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/6 "2006-09-09T00:20:43Z")
Isn’t that the same sentiment expressed by Charlize Theron? ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/7 "2006-09-09T00:24:31Z")
Unless Brad Pitt or Sarah Silverman are actually putting in work to ensure that all others can also be married - money, time, and effort - I’m suspicious of what impact this has on anything. If I was a cynical person I’d say this is a PR stunt that projects that Pitt’s a caring soul… wonder if there are any other reasons besides those stated that motivates Braddy-boy to remain single? ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/8 "2006-09-09T00:29:09Z")
[QUOTE=msmith537] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap\_en\_mo/people\_brad\_pitt](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_en_mo/people_brad_pitt) Brad Pitt has announced that “he won’t be marrying Angelina Jolie until the restrictions on who can marry whom are dropped”. Sounds like a brilliant move on Pitts part to not get married. I predict Angelina’s reaction goes something like [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_97QXIiLOI). [/QUOTE] Angelina is a boy? :eek: Oh! Sorta like a Victor/Victoria thing :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/9 "2006-09-09T00:34:47Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] Unless Brad Pitt or Sarah Silverman are actually putting in work to ensure that all others can also be married - money, time, and effort - I’m suspicious of what impact this has on anything. If I was a cynical person I’d say this is a PR stunt that projects that Pitt’s a caring soul… wonder if there are any other reasons besides those stated that motivates Braddy-boy to remain single? [/QUOTE] Right, because gay marriage is such a popular cause among Americans. Pitt would probably get better PR by coming out in favor of puppy stomping. I’m likewise suspicious of how much benefit this does to gay marriage, but it sure as hell isn’t doing it any harm, so I say good for Brad. Even if this is ultimatly an empty gesture, it’s not unreasonable to take it as a sign that he’s offered more material support to gay rights advocacy groups. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/10 "2006-09-09T01:53:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Unless Brad Pitt or Sarah Silverman are actually putting in work to ensure that all others can also be married - money, time, and effort - I’m suspicious of what impact this has on anything. If I was a cynical person I’d say this is a PR stunt that projects that Pitt’s a caring soul… wonder if there are any other reasons besides those stated that motivates Braddy-boy to remain single? How exactly does a person go about putting “money, time, and effort” into legalizing gay marriage? What are you supposed to do? March around with a sign offering people a dollar if they’ll honk their horn for gay marriage? Pitt and Silverman are doing all a normal person can do; publically announcing his support for the idea and working on getting people elected who’ll legalize it. ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/11 "2006-09-09T02:35:19Z")
It’s all PR for the uber-gullible. Have Pitt and Jolie sworn off diamond engagement rings, in light of the exploitation, abuse and murder of child diamond miners? Did Jennifer Anniston return her massive bling from Pitt? Gwyneth Paltrow? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/12 "2006-09-09T02:47:58Z")
[QUOTE=Chez Guevara] The [Sudanese](http://news.aol.co.uk/man-forced-to-marry-goat/article/20060908071709990002) approach to the subject of matrimony seems refreshingly enlightened to me. [/QUOTE] The best line: “As far as we know they are still together.” ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/13 "2006-09-09T02:54:51Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] How exactly does a person go about putting “money, time, and effort” into legalizing gay marriage? What are you supposed to do? March around with a sign offering people a dollar if they’ll honk their horn for gay marriage? Pitt and Silverman are doing all a normal person can do; publically announcing his support for the idea and working on getting people elected who’ll legalize it. [/QUOTE] I’d say fronting money for L/G couples to bring their cases to court. Scholarships for law students who want to work toward the cause. Showing up on a picket line. I don’t know Brad Pitt; he seems like an okay guy, so I guess I can give him the benefit of the doubt. I just don’t see what not getting married does to help those who legally can’t. **Miller** - Pitt’s a Hollywood star who has a pretty eclectic acting CV. He’s not going for the John Wayne demographic, so I fail to see how this position hurts him in any way. Angelina similarly has taken on a number of causes (Third World debt, adoption) that aren’t exactly middle America’s cup of tea. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/14 "2006-09-09T04:03:59Z")
[QUOTE=Carnac the Magnificent!] It’s all PR for the uber-gullible. Have Pitt and Jolie sworn off diamond engagement rings, in light of the exploitation, abuse and murder of child diamond miners? Did Jennifer Anniston return her massive bling from Pitt? Gwyneth Paltrow? [/QUOTE] If everything you do isn’t good, nothing is? If I didn’t donate to Katrina victims does working in a soup kitchen count for nothing? ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/15 "2006-09-09T04:21:03Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] Angelina similarly has taken on a number of causes (Third World debt, adoption) that aren’t exactly middle America’s cup of tea. [/QUOTE] I’ll put aside the question of just what or where “middle America” is, and ask: is there a part of the country where people just can’t get enough about Third World debt and adoption? I’d like to hear more. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/16 "2006-09-09T05:08:20Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] The best line: “As far as we know they are still together.” [/QUOTE] I concur. I am also curious to know which of the participants was making the ‘loud noise’ during sexual congress. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/17 "2006-09-09T06:36:09Z")
[QUOTE=Chez Guevara] I concur. I am also curious to know which of the participants was making the ‘loud noise’ during sexual congress. [/QUOTE] I read that article before this thread and all I could think was. Man rapes goat and his punishment was to be awarded custody of the goat. It seemed really strange to me. ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/18 "2006-09-09T14:09:37Z")
[QUOTE=Snarky\_Kong] If everything you do isn’t good, nothing is? If I didn’t donate to Katrina victims does working in a soup kitchen count for nothing? [/QUOTE] Um, no. But I wonder about the priorities of someone whose hired publicist stresses over gay marriage–here in a country wherein gays can live together, court, love, screw, adopt babies, and otherwise lead totally “normal” lives–while the celebrity effortlessly ignores one of the most evil practices on this planet, all the while giving his long line of sweeties bloody diamonds. We’re talking legal technicalities versus misery, physical abuse, torture and death. We’re talking about milking the PR teat for all it’s worth versus not doing shit for people crying for international attention from self-indulgent celebs just like Brad Pitt. Yeah, I suppose that’s what I’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/19 "2006-09-09T14:10:32Z")
[QUOTE=faithfool] Isn’t that the same sentiment expressed by Charlize Theron? [/QUOTE] I once heard her say “It’s not my bag” with regard to marriage. She may have other motivators, but it sounded like she just doesn’t dig the institution itself. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998/20 "2006-09-09T14:17:52Z")
[QUOTE=Carnac the Magnificent!] Um, no. But I wonder about the priorities of someone whose hired publicist stresses over gay marriage–here in a country wherein gays can live together, court, love, screw, adopt babies, and otherwise lead totally “normal” lives–while the celebrity effortlessly ignores one of the most evil practices on this planet, all the while giving his long line of sweeties bloody diamonds. We’re talking legal technicalities versus misery, physical abuse, torture and death. We’re talking about milking the PR teat for all it’s worth versus not doing shit for people crying for international attention from self-indulgent celebs just like Brad Pitt. Yeah, I suppose that’s what I’m talking about. [/QUOTE] It looked, from the link, like he answered a reporter’s question; didn’t appear that he hired a publicist to announce anything. Regardless of what he may or may not have done in the past, isn’t who he is NOW what counts? Maybe he had an epiphany. Maybe he feels guilty for squandering his wealth on meaningless stuff. Maybe Angelina is a good influence on him. His heart is in the right place on this, and many other issues. Give the guy a break. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitt-refuses-to-get-married-until-all-can-good-luck-with-that/371998.md?page=2)