Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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An East Indian Perspective on Gay Marriage

... boils down to, it is greatly preferable to no marriage at all.  That culture favors marriage quite strongly and the pressure can be intense.  They also emphasize family life and raising children, which is an asset to gay couples who wish to reproduce or adopt.

Now, I'm not in favor of pressuring people into relationships they may not want, so I'm wary of some aspects of East Indian tradition.  But in general, I'm willing to ally based on common interests; in this case, our interests overlap with gay marriage.  We can always reshuffle the deck and find different allies when interests diverge.

Hmm ... it occurs to me, that would make a pretty neat card game: lay out a goal (probably a changable one, as in Fluxx) and try to assemble enough allied cards to meet it, with each of the cards having a list of "agree" and "disagree" points.  It could be a fun way to teach people about activism.
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  • 3 comments
asakiyume

asakiyume

July 20 2010, 18:56:32 UTC 10 years ago

That *would* be an interesting card game, and might also teach people about negotiation and strategy.
ionotter

ionotter

July 21 2010, 05:41:32 UTC 10 years ago

Great Gadzooks!

"Caste no bar"?!?!?

Excuse me, but I need to catch that flying pig? It's giving me a ride to Hell, I'm late for an ice-hockey game. And tell those Four Idiots on horseback to get outta my way!
ysabetwordsmith

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ysabetwordsmith

July 21 2010, 05:48:39 UTC 10 years ago

Caste can be a big issue for contemporary East Indian culture. Some of them feel that it is very outdated, not acceptable, and so they do things like that to get away from it. Others are still very caste-conscious. I came across that divide in reading about East Indian communities online in social networks and forum boards.