We Really Haven't Come That Far.

Boom. Anyone else see a problem here? Maybe more than one problem? Yesterday got my mind going about things that shouldn't be happening in the world. Those thoughts carried over to now and the result was this screen shot, which was taken from the handy dandy Google, the original of which you can see here. It's nothing special, just the definition of the word "marriage", but also a testimony of how we really haven't come that far.

First thing that caught my eye: "The formal union of a man and a woman." Ok. Yeah, cool, but it seems to be missing something. Let's go with the obvious. Haven't we been fighting for gay rights since before I was even born? I really don't think I have to continue or elaborate, we've all heard it, but have we really heard it? Apparently not, because marriage is still defined as "The formal union of a man and a woman", not "The formal union of whoever the hell wants to be formally united."

Second thing that caught my eye: "Typically recognized by law." What does the law have to do with marriage? Oh yeah, it "recognizes" your marriage so you can pay more taxes and give it more money. The biggest reason, in my opinion, that gay marriage is such a huge issue, is because the government thinks it can have some kind of input into who can love who and how much money they can get out of it. Marriage used to be two people taking some family and friends somewhere and pledging commitment to each other out of the love that they share. What does that have to do with the law? What does it have to do with anyone except the two people involved? It doesn't. It's no one else's business or place.

It's disgusting how entitled people act now. We all constantly feel the need to force our opinions on other people, or even express them, when really it's not our place. I'm even doing it right now by writing this. The love and commitment shared between two people is nobodies business but their own. It shouldn't be debated or questioned. It is their own personal decision, and the fact that society thinks they can make that choice for them really hurts my heart. Love is love is love is love is love. When will we open our eyes and realize that there are far more important things to worry about then who loves who and who wants to marry who? Gay rights, especially gay marriage, still being debated goes to show that we really are a group of entitled, selfish children. We really haven't come that far.