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August 25, 2006
On Survivor
The new season of Survivor will have teams initially separated by race until times come to form new alliances. Its this a dumb idea or what. The commercials for the season state that the public will get to see how different racial groups react to the same challenges.
Now every person who's been in the public school system since the late 80's has been told time and time again that we are the same, regardless of race. Michael Jackson sang that "it don't matter if you're black or white". Hell, Rodney King asked "can't we all just get along?". So, what is it. are we so different that we should react differently to similar challenges, or are we all the same people with different coverings?
While some are demanding that CBS pull the season of survivor for fear of creating racial tensions I don't agree. CBS is a private company and I don't belive that the government should interfere with private companies in their attempts to make money as long as it's legal. However, CBS should have come up with this assinine idea in the first place, it should have never sprouted wings, and definately should have never made it to completion.
CBS is guilty of plaing the "race card" in an attempt to make money off of Survivor. They are guilty of setting back racial relations. Though the effect may not be terribly wide spread, if one individual feels more segretated from other ethnicities then that's enough.
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August 23, 2006
On Weddings
I had the honor of being best man at my best friend's wedding last weekend. While being best man is quite an honor thats not the point of this blog. What made this a very special wedding was that my best friend is gay and married his life-partner.
I've been asked "what was it like to see a gay wedding". It was like seeing any other wedding. Both parties involved were very nervous, the arrangements were aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach and were great, and the ceremony was wonderful. The ceremony revolved around fidelity, commitment, compromise, and shared experiences, the same as any other wedding I've been to.
I realize there's a lot of to-do about gay marriage lately. Some are commited to the idea that it's wrong and that the relationships themselves shouldn't exist. Whether or not homosexuality is Biblically wrong is up for debate and not any of my business. God will be the judge, not me. I do, however, contend that anything that produces love and happiness cannot be all bad in the eyes of God. As to whether or not gay marriage should be allowed let me say this: Today the divorce rate among heterosexuals is around 60%, which is horrible. Until heterosexuals can figure out how to get the divorce rate to a more managable number they should have no business sounding off about homosexual marriage. The concentration needs to be on preserving existing marriage and creating happiness, not preventing new marriage and discouraging happiness.
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