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 Vedith
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
 75 Posts
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:31:15 PM
Well said cunegonde! |
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 cunegonde
Female, 30-39, Southern US
121 Posts
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:39:57 PM
AcidicLemon: So I hate living in the south. ]:Then get the f*ck out, how 'bout that? This is much ado anbout nothing--as usual, with the media. None of you would be freaking out if it was a JP refusing to marry a GAY couple so quit acting like you're so offended and making your ignorant snap judgements about the South. I'm a LOT more Pissed off that the couple is now considering "legal action". That to me says that the real motivation behind the couple's public outrage is M-O-N-E-Y. Otherwise, why the f*ck do they need to take any legal action whatsoever? No harm done=---they got married after all, end of story. Dragging the incident into the public eye is nothing more than a publicity stunt/another couple of attention whores loking for their 15 minutes of fame. |
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 fishgul69
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
162 Posts
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:14:36 PM
MrUnlucky-please stop proving people's ignorant views about the south right. what was his reasons? maybe he hates interracial couples AND their children, how about that? he is a public servant and discrimination like this, specifically like this, would not have a sound reason at all. and for the article, why hasn't this guy been reported until now? he was on the bench for 34 years and his term is up in 2014 and he has had NO complaints until now? wow. |
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 jerseypeach
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
12 Posts
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:16:11 AM
It's junk like this that makes me embarrassed to be from the south, which is hard to do. It pisses me off so much that there is still people who think this. I guarantee you this guy goes home, drinks, smokes, screws his wife/husband in the ass and does all kinds of things that a lot of people would have a problem with. But this ass thinks he has a right to judge someone elses decision....dude needs to grow up! |
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 StudentOfMan
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
266 Posts
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Monday, October 19, 2009 10:22:41 PM
meh |
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 Brigey
Female, 18-29, Southern US
44 Posts
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Monday, October 19, 2009 10:19:00 AM
flipNhigh:I used to go there last year, now I just live here with my boyfriend and freinds while they go to slu. I hate hammond haha. It's so damn boring here. and yea, I love running into people from the same area on teh inturwebz |
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 flipNhigh
Male, 18-29, Southern US
147 Posts
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:58:06 PM
@Brigey
hammond huh? i used to live in Denham Springs =]
u go to Southeastern dont you? alot of my friends go there
its cool to hear that there are some people on IAB around that area |
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 MrUnlucky
Female, 13-17, Southern US
1 Posts
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:40:40 PM
This man said he wanted to keep from being responsible for how their children, if they even end up having any, grow up in society. It could be that, or it could be an excuse for him not wanting to give them the license just because they were interracial. But none of you, including me, have any idea what this man was thinking when he rejected them. Or when he rejected other interracial couples. So who are we to judge? If it was truly the reason he said, then okay, I understand that. And if it was really that he is racist, then I'm sorry for the couples he rejected and sorry for him. Either way, even if he believed that he was doing the right thing, was it his right to deny them a license? Is it considered breaking the law, or was he justified? Can you control who gets married just because their children might have a hard time growing up? How could you be so sure? You can't base a human's life off of statistics.And also, don't judge the South if you've never lived down here. How do yo |
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 simbha
Male, 30-39, Southern US
32 Posts
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 9:39:20 AM
... and is probably not doing it out of 'racism' or malice.I'm getting so tired of the usage of the term 'racism' to describe anything that is superficially a consequence of someone's skin color. Racism is defined as "a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. (Merriam-Webster)" That's not what this guy is saying - and I have no reason to doubt him. He's saying that either our society or genetic disposition imposes additional hurdles to the life quality of mixed-race children than of their single-race cousins. My (notably incomplete) understanding of genetics indicates that it's not the latter. So, he seems to be saying that people of mixed races have a harder time in society. That's probably true! If true, the question is whether that's sufficient grounds for his refusal. |
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simbha
Male, 30-39, Southern US
32 Posts
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 9:32:55 AM
First, let me say that I'm an Indian (not Native American) man married to a Spanish woman. Of course, I don't agree with the judge in this matter.But... It comes down to whether you believe that social institutions such as the judiciary should have the social obligation (or right) to exercise discretion when they believe that it's in society's best interest. Of course, that's exactly why we HAVE judges - to exercise discretion in the exercise of judgement of the law. Studies do show that mixed-race children suffer psychological and other health-related issues more than children that identify with a single race. For example, a study conducted by the UNC-Chapel Hill and the NIH some years ago showed that children that identified with two or more races suffered more from substance abuse, depression and other problems than those who identified with one race - regardless of the race. I think this is going a bit far on the judge's part, but he does think that what he's doing is righ |
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Brigey
Female, 18-29, Southern US
44 Posts
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:44:08 AM
Haha well I personally love living down here :)
Why yes, I do live in the hammond. If you lived here you'd understand why people are so "racist" :D
Yay louisiana x3 |
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 xWolfx
Male, 18-29, Southern US
39 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:09:15 PM
"Louisiana, just another part of Dumbf*ckistan"Wow, you really an idiot. I live in louisiana. You are a part of Dumbf*ckistan. |
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 bookie4
Female, 13-17, Southern US
2 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:43:12 PM
Slade8,
Oh my God you're so right. I mean, all of us in the south are just a bunch of conservative idiots who don't know a thing! Thank you for pointing it out. Really, thank you. Because I'm sure you know what it's like living down here. Surely you're not just quoting a stereotype. Surely. |
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flipNhigh
Male, 18-29, Southern US
147 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:01:15 PM
and @Vindictive "my girlfriend lives in louisiana and going just by what she says, it's like another country down there."
it kinda is a nother country...Lousiana is the only state with parishes and not counties. and it still goes by Napolianic Law, also the only state with that. |
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flipNhigh
Male, 18-29, Southern US
147 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 5:49:32 PM
Louisiana has always been this way people...and if you didnt know that already and the 1st time u heard of anything like this in LA...then YOU ARE THE STUPID ONE...not the people in Louisiana, to us *louisianans* thats just how it is. People are very tradisional there, and history wise, it wasnt long ago that you would be killed if you even thought about being with a black person. Yes, i do agree it is wrong and stupid, you have the right to do it now, but like i said, they were brought up that way and thats just how it is, so you cant really blame them. |
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 AcidicLemons
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
224 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:51:49 PM
So I hate living in the south. ]: |
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 Slade8
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
918 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:00:59 AM
Louisiana, just another part of Dumbf*ckistan (also known as the Southern U.S.) |
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Clatterclaws
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
22 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 8:59:10 AM
It's not a picture. |
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 KatWaffles
Female, 13-17, Southern US
72 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:02:08 AM
Ughh this kind of stuff makes me embarresed to live in Louisiana! |
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 trp712
Male, 13-17, Australia
1413 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 4:30:13 AM
Urgh, how stupid. Dude, you have a black president now. Wakey wakey. |
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Edgarska19
Male, 18-29, Western US
282 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 3:20:52 AM
yep, there's still people as stupid as this in the world. |
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 dragonshadoz
Female, 18-29, Canada
15591 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 2:28:34 AM
Sadly... I am not surprised. A lot of people are so f-cking ass backwards down there. It's like they never got past the 1800s. |
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kittilia
Female, 13-17, Western US
98 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:34:13 AM
lol brahbrah. my mom read this artical a few days ago. she's all worried now that if her and her black boyfriend ever decide to marry a jackass like that will deny them the right. lol, I doubt that'll happen, and if it does, he's gonna get a mouthful from me! |
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Mantolwen
Female, 18-29, Europe
288 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:00:57 AM
Why do people insist on using the word 'race'? We're all human. That's all. There are no 'races', and certainly not any based on the stupidly weak premise of skin colour. |
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 Samsonite219
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
442 Posts
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:37:00 AM
well, looks like hes screwed |
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