People who say yes to the above are the ones sapping all the fun and enjoyment out of the world in the name of their crazy political correctness bullshit.
I don't think it's fruitful to get into such an argument here, so lets just agree to disagree.
One of them is a human rights issue, the other is a word for people with a certain job and, like many other words for people who have a certain job, changes depending on the gender of the person. This is a useful distinction and is really just a matter of words, however denying gay people the right to marry obviously is not.
Waitress - a woman who waits on people
Marriage - The union of one man and one woman
As Stephen Fry said, give them all the same rights, just call it something else. "Civil Union" or something.
Are you suggesting Eich was dontating to stop the misuse of a word as opposed to stopping gay people having equality?
I am suggesting that yes.
Likening gay marriage to interspecies marriage is demeaning and offensive. I would appreciate it if you would stop.
"It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so fucking what?" - Stephen Fry
I'm done here.