Every tabloid and even legit magazine has Britney on the cover and her ‘shocking’ nuptials in Las Vegas with an old friend. Certainly there are more newsworthy events to report, but the fact that Britney might be ‘out of control’ is front page material. This has caused a lot of anger in the GLBT community, as we near the Presidential race where one of the most controversial issues is same sex marriage.
My own opinions about Britney and her brief marriage are that she is doing the same thing many a young person might do that is impulsive and wrong, regrettable and well, young, and that we are not focusing on the real problem, her music. I am just kidding. I love me my Britney. I’m a slaaaaaave for you.. I OWN that dvd. I do not play and I am not trying to front. Music is my medicine and I take my St. Joseph’s chewable aspirin and wash it down with the crunk. My feeling is that she and Justin really had something good together, and that they will reunite someday. But that is just my own opinion. I do not like to get in people’s business about who they want to get with. But they had a CONNECTION that I believe we have not seen the last of.
What people were getting all upset about is the argument that marriage is sacred and therefore must remain heterosexual, and here we have this little girl and her too big to be that age man child looking out onto the Las Vegas neon desert and wanting to do something ‘crazy,’ so they decide to tie the knot. Where is the sanctity there? What is so sacred then about these kids wanting to escape the boredom of life and taking immediate and not well thought out action to alleviate the dull torpor? Why doesn’t the law allow this for homosexual couples? If it is such a holy rite then why is it available 24 hours a day? The ceremony cost $200. Some heterosexuals do not spend that much money on the nuptials, because if it is so available to them, so easy to get into and out of, why bother dispensing the cash?
I am proposing something to the right wing who argue until they are gay pride rainbow flag colors in the face that same sex marriage is an abomination. What I am plainly stating is that if same sex marriage would be allowed in this nation, there would be a tremendous spike in consumer spending, which would ultimately benefit everyone, especially the monied Republicans already trying to protect their fortunes in these financially trying times. Imagine, just the catering alone would pay for tax shelters for the wealthy until kingdom come. All those tiger prawns and Cristal would bring in outrageous sums. Costly custom tailoring would be the norm, and Vera Wang’s phone would never stop ringing. Each call would be a double order. Florists wouldn’t be able to keep up with the arrangements. There would be a Stargazer shortage, leaving frustrated florists to look to peonies and special hybrid roses for innovative and seasonal centerpieces. Wedding planners would become the new power brokers, and Liza, Barbra, Bette, Cher and even Britney could perform at private weddings for huge, undisclosed honorariums. Architectural heritage would be preserved, as the historical buildings that lay dormant now, would be renovated to create beautiful spaces for ceremonies, and they would be booked years in advance. It just makes sense. Dollars and cents. This is what republicans really want anyway, isn’t it? Why walk away from this financial opportunity just because you want to uphold your religious beliefs? Besides, nobody ever made a dime out of bigotry. Stocks in prejudice are plummeting faster than anyone can say ‘dot.com,’ and I would hate to see you all lose that big money that your Daddys left you.