# Quit calling it "Gay marriage"!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-calling-it-gay-marriage/497734>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 26, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-calling-it-gay-marriage/497734 "2009-05-26T21:13:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-calling-it-gay-marriage/497734/41 "2009-05-27T17:47:55Z")

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> [@Antinor01](#):
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> Those that I have spoken with on the topic have said that since they don’t identify as gay, the distinction of calling it ‘gay marriage’ doesn’t apply. Even if they settle down with a person of the same sex, they are still bi and not gay. It seems that’s a self-identity issue.

\*\*\*Neighbor 1: \*\*\* You see what moved in down the street? Couple of faggots, say they’re married! Makes me _sick_!

\*\*\*Neighbor 2: \*\*\* Nah, you got it all wrong— they ain’t two faggots; one of 'em’s _bi_!

\*\*\*Neighbor 1: \*\*\* Well, hell! Why didn’t you _say_ so?

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**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-calling-it-gay-marriage/497734/42 "2009-05-27T18:09:24Z")

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> [@Blaster\_Master](#):
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> To put it another way, I find the “you can’t do it either” argument to be very unpersuasive.

Quite. I find it about as persuasive as the notion that gays are currently allowed to marry, just so long as it’s the opposite sex.

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**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-calling-it-gay-marriage/497734/43 "2009-05-29T15:06:29Z")

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> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> Same _gender_ marriage? What has grammar to do with this? Nouns are getting married now?

If you let the nouns, verbs and adjectives just do what they want, they’ll be conjugating everywhere!  
:eek:

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-calling-it-gay-marriage/497734/44 "2009-05-31T03:19:25Z")

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> [@SteveG1](#):
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> If you let the nouns, verbs and adjectives just do what they want, they’ll be conjugating everywhere!  
> :eek:

If there’s too much stress in the relationship, you know what that means…  
Conjugal violence.

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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-calling-it-gay-marriage/497734/45 "2009-05-31T09:45:53Z")

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> [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](#):
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> Wow, I thought I was the only guy in the whole world who was into that.

No way, that’s hot! I’d be totally into a hot black chick pissing on me if all the scoial barriers to us doing so were removed of course. 😉

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