So as many of you know, R74, or Referendum 74, was just voted on and passed recently in Washington, making us one of the first states in the country to allow same-sex marriage. First off, let me say this... I think that is awesome! Way to go people of Washington, showing the country just how awesome we Washingtonians truly are.
So today I was reading about the Filipinos immigrating to the US mainland and how they were being all sneaky with the white ladies. There was a part where someone was quoted as saying something about how they couldn't get married in Oregon or California, because he was to marry a white woman. The quote is on page 342 of Takaki and says "Inermarriage was not permitted in Portland.... [so] we went to Washington where they allowed intermattiages." Well. There you go. Here we are again, being all "will-nilly" with our marriages in Washington. Just like intermarriages were a big controversy at the time, same-sex marriages are a big point of discussion in all of America right now. There are still many people that believe same-sex marriages shouldn't be allowed anywhere. You don't have to worry, I am a supporter of same-sex marriage and if I would have voted, would have voted for R74. But back to the point. Washington it seems, has always been on the "cutting-edge" of marriage allowances, even since the time of Asiatic immigration to the United States! I'm sure most of you noticed this, but I thought it was very cool, having grown-up in Washington all of my life.
WASHINGTON PRIDE BABY!
Lucas,
ReplyDeleteYeah, I tend to agree w/ you. We get excited about some pretty small stuff, in the long run.