Wedding painting 'unsuitable for gays'

[nemorathwald]

Link to an article.

A painting of a bride and groom has been removed from a register office in case it offends gay couples tying the knot.

The wedding scene, and another of Romeo and Juliet, has been ruled unsuitable for single sex civil partnership ceremonies, which start next month.

Register Officer Janet Taubman said: "We had two pictures up before. There was a picture of a groom signing the register with a young bride and the other was of Romeo and Juliet on a swing.

"They were innocent but the new paintings are less likely to offend. We are looking forward to the civil partnerships. People have been waiting a long time."

The old pictures at Liverpool Register Office have been replaced with landscapes while the Wedding Room has been renamed The Ceremony Suite.


Of course this incident is being touted as proof that gay marriage advocates want to destroy heterosexual marriage. What do you think? Was this action helpful or needed in some way, or is it totally idiotic?

Comments

[matt-arnold.livejournal.com]

Yes. It comes from the "where do they get these people" department, which is not an accurate depiction of reality. In that respect it's kind of like so-called reality TV, which may help inspire you to invent the label you seek. Would "Jerry Springer news items" be a good term for it? If I link you to this funny/scary pointless/incendiary mp3 sound file of that lady, it would increase the amount of hatred and fear in the world too. Oops, I just did. ;) Sorry.