I’m not sure that’s true in terms of the real world (i.e. outside social media and talking head-land). A majority of Republicans have supported gay marriage for a while now, as long as churches are not required by law to perform the services. It’s generally a more libertarian view on the matter.

Which feels like important context as to why there were so many Puritans in the new world, considering that after Cromwell died, they brought back the son of the dead king and disinterred/hung Cromwell’s corpse for treason.

This is like Ross’ music from Friends.

For all the hue and cry over gay stuff these days, the majority of Americans are broadly supportive of LGBT rights. There’s a greater percentage of right-leaning people support gay marriage now, than there was of left-leaning people supporting gay marriage twenty years ago. (Only by a couple of percentage points, but…

I mean, sure, but:

But that’s my point.

every company is still advertising. they’re just not doing it with any pride angle.

I also wonder how much of this hatred is based on the fact that those in the majority often don’t have a real sense of community. White people (of which I am one) don’t necessarily have a lot that connects them with other white people. Straight people don’t have a lot that connects them with other straight people. Men…

It’s the same debate with “race-swapping” a fictional character. It’s the same every time. You get three groups of people... 

The first is the group that says “You can’t have a black mermaid!”

Second is the group that tries to logically explain why you can have a black mermaid, even though MERMAIDS AREN’T REAL.

And the…

And those were just the ones that were caught!
Puritan people were freaks just like the rest of humanity. 

It’s not just queer stuff, either. I remember a cereal commercial that featured an interracial couple and comments everywhere were furious that they were “shoving it down our throats.” I don’t know what “it” was, but having it exist on TV amounted to having “it” shoved down your throat.

No one wants more of your shitty band.

it’s next week.

Yah but dipshit trolling in hopes of a comment section race war tho.

The mirrored shades-wearing walking thumb set sure does get into their feelings about this shit.

Perhaps the better (and more cynical way) to put it is that if you’re being pandered to, you’re an emerging market that corporations feel is worth exploiting.

We’re having a cookout, but I doubt you’re invited.

I don’t think that’s true. It means that there is a significant group of people to whom that pandering would appeal, though.

The right wing also wants corporations to stop acknowledging the gays, so I do t know why so many social slacktavists are so quick to help them.

Jon should book THE SPR3 as s musical guest!