2006-10-29 05:22:07 · 20 answers · asked by smilelifeisanadventure 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Yes. Slavery was eliminated, then child labor.. Then women were given the right to vote. Then racial segregation was defeated, animal rights flourished, as did consideration for the environment. Conservatives lose, lose, and then lose some more. Gay marriage is inevitable. The harder the conservatives fight it, the more fun it is to watch them lose the battle.
2006-10-29 05:26:13 · answer #1 · answered by Phil S 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
yes, just like with the gays, every other group that was oppressed was believed to be against good christian values or whatever the popular religion of the place/time happens to be. In America, this includes black people, jewish, japanese, muslim, children, elderly, people with disabilities, etc. And even those people our society says they value, they do not put their money where their mouth is.
However, our country is great because people have the right to stand up and scream "Bull Sh1t!!" when they see it. The gay community will attain their rights because they are doing everything they can to educate the public and they are gaining so many allies.
2006-10-29 05:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by the guru 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The African Slave Markets are still there. Africans still choose to sell there own people into slavery, just as they did in the past. The records of Black slave traders raiding Europe to carry off white people to sell to Arabs can still be checked out, the people who sold blacks to whites are still in business, how can you describe this as "history" when it is still happening? The Christian oppression of gays is in no way comparable.
2006-10-29 06:00:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oppressing gays is wrong and i hope history realizes that but to compare this to slavery is ignorant. they were not oppressed they were bought, sold, tortured ,raped ,and in so many ways we will never understand torn apart.
2006-10-29 05:32:15 · answer #4 · answered by jusme 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We hopefully will, however, slavery is a more extreme example, because it was a massive system of abuse and oppression that affected all aspects of life, not just the laws that affect relationships and employment in the United States.
2006-10-29 05:28:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sure we will.
The funny thing is that those who claim there is a difference forget that gays always have come from every ethnic group so when they say they were never treated the same way as slaves they lie. There were (black) homosexuals who were slaves. They also tend to forget the treatment homosexuals received from Hitler.
As far as those who continue to complain how much "better" homosexuals have it as compared to racial discrimination. How many of you have been kicked out of your family/home by your parents because of your race? been told you are evil and going to hell because of your race? None? Yeah, that's what I thought.
2006-10-29 06:50:55 · answer #6 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is the same thing. But, I don't know much about gays. Didn't realize they were oppressed.
2006-10-29 05:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, gays are only subjective to their unatural urges while slaves were subjective to their owners. The gays aren't being oppressed, they just aren't being accepted. Our laws are such that one man and one woman-not the other and their lifestyle doesn't fit into this.
2006-10-29 05:30:42 · answer #8 · answered by Brianne 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I sure hope so, im not gay, but feel any form of oppression due to genetic make up is wrong!
2006-10-29 05:23:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
who says they are oppressed like slaves were... they have the right to vote - to choose - to work or not - to have families - some states have marriage laws, but they can still live together as they choose to. so Get off the bandwagon and just accept them for who they are
2006-10-29 05:25:51 · answer #10 · answered by akelaamy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋