Hey youse. I've been absent this week owing to stuff in real life -- the Job, right.
But whatever. This blog has no patience for this sort of shit, from Frusen Conersdorf.
Those who rely on stigma are tied to a tactic that is employed most when needed least, often against groups already marginalized within a community; no wonder stigma it is correlated more strongly with signaling self-righteousness than effecting change. That isn't to say stigma is never appropriate—just that engagement and persuasion is almost always the better option, as it is on gay marriage. It has succeeded, it will continue to succeed, it is consistent with liberal values, and it reinforces a norm that helps us cooperate in many areas of life even when we disagree about politics. Put all those together and this isn't even a close case.
Again: whatever.
Same-sex marriage exists as a current social norm ONLY because a lot of people said "fuck you." Approximately zero currently married gay couples are thanking Conor Fruberzgolf for his gobshite polite contributions in the Atlantic.
We won. We were impolite.
Ochone.
How it works, yo.