It's a nice day for a white wedding.
The federal government is sticking its collective nose where it doesn’t belong yet again. They’re running an ad campaign touting marriage and what a wonderful thing it is! I have so many problems with this.
First, same-sex couples need not apply. This is only directed at the straights!
Second, this isn’t any of the government’s business. If I want to be single, that’s my affair, not theirs. They have no place telling me about the benefits of getting married, especially since they won’t let me.
Third, we have this quote:
“We’re not telling people ‘Get married’ but ‘Don’t underestimate the benefits of marriage,’ ” said Paul Amato, a sociologist at Penn State who advises the resource center.
Ok, that’s fine. How about we also tell people, “Don’t underestimate the benefits of being single”? Or, “Don’t underestimate the benefits of being a Democrat”? Believe me, if the government were pushing that message, I’d have many issues.
The federal government has many roles, and I support a great many of those, but this is not, never has been, and never will be, a message the government has any business pushing, period.
February 21, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Oh puh-LEEZE. Why don’t they mention that about 50% of all first marriages end in divorce (so much fun for all concerned)? Why don’t they mention how utterly immature and unprepared for marriage a lot of people can be.
They’re probably hoping to get fewer unwed mothers and more fathers stepping up and accepting responsibility. But contraception would solve that problem a lot more easily and cheaply than the whole marriage-divorce cycle.