# What is the argument against "separate but equal" civil unions?

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**Created:** [November 16, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-against-separate-but-equal-civil-unions/704764 "2014-11-16T13:37:28Z")\
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It’s not even as if we ban marriages to washing machines. We do not recognize the legitimacy of \*any \*contracts entered into with appliances.

Let’s table this ridiculous “argument” until after the inevitable robot uprising.

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