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Fighting HellfishFighting Hellfish Posts: 3,170
edited November 2008 in A Moving Train
57% of Arkansas voters have voted to prohibit adoption by unmarried couples. Translation---no kids for queers. 57% of Arkansas voters would rather kids stay in orphanages and shelters than send them to a loving family. We went pretty far tonight, but n ot far enough. At least not in Arkansas
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  • QuestionAuthorityQuestionAuthority Idaho Posts: 327
    How very sad.
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  • teskeincteskeinc Posts: 1,784
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    57% of Arkansas voters have voted to prohibit adoption by unmarried couples. Translation---no kids for queers. 57% of Arkansas voters would rather kids stay in orphanages and shelters than send them to a loving family. We went pretty far tonight, but n ot far enough. At least not in Arkansas
    at least you can sleep with your own sister there!
  • K.LOK.LO Posts: 163
    I lived in Arkansas for 6 years, so I'm not suprised by that. It's the most conservative state I've lived in (have lived in Georgia and Texas).
  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Good, then maybe less children will have to be raised in backward ass Arkansas.

    True story... I lived in Arkansas when I was in kindergarten and 1st grade, I'm left handed.... and can you believe the teachers there actually tried to force me to become right handed because they didn't have any left handed desks???
    Crazy
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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    It's like they think a drunken, abusive Dwight Yoakam would make a better Dad than a clean-cut, grocery store managing John Ritter.
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  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    57% of Arkansas voters have voted to prohibit adoption by unmarried couples. Translation---no kids for queers. 57% of Arkansas voters would rather kids stay in orphanages and shelters than send them to a loving family. We went pretty far tonight, but n ot far enough. At least not in Arkansas


    We still have a long way to go, I work with people that believe kids are better off in orphanages than with gay couples and its a shame indeed.

    I have friends 2 different couples that are gay and have raised wonderful children.

    How sad :(
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  • nick1977nick1977 Posts: 327
    I live in Arkansas and this makes me sick. I voted against this, but was in the minority. :(

    What really has me confused though is that Arkansas voted overwhelmingly in favor of a state lottery. I would have thought the folks voting against the adoptoin law would have voted against the lottery.

    I do think this law will be challenged, and am hopeful the Arkansas Supreme Court will overturn it.
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    57% of Arkansas voters have voted to prohibit adoption by unmarried couples. Translation---no kids for queers. 57% of Arkansas voters would rather kids stay in orphanages and shelters than send them to a loving family. We went pretty far tonight, but n ot far enough. At least not in Arkansas



    sad.
    and, exactly. it is a terrible shame, but change taks it's own time. it IS a long road ahead, on so many fronts.


    and this...

    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    Good, then maybe less children will have to be raised in backward ass Arkansas.

    True story... I lived in Arkansas when I was in kindergarten and 1st grade, I'm left handed.... and can you believe the teachers there actually tried to force me to become right handed because they didn't have any left handed desks???
    Crazy


    ack!


    as a fellow southpaw AND a former educator, this appalls me. sure, being a left myself made me much more accutely aware, but none the less...in my artroom i made CERTAIN there were plenty of left-scissors, etc. children need to learn success at an early age, not frustration simply b/c tools do not adapt to them. it still amazes me as an adult when i see so much designed for the righty world. yes, i realize the world IS predominatly right-handed, but none the less..a design bias of such a magnatude need not exist. digital cameras of today frustrate me. :o


    sorry for the rant :p...didn't mean to go entirely off-topic. as to the original topic it is a horrific state of affairs, and even just looking at what states went for obama, who went for mccain.....not many surprises there, except for the few tough states that did turn in obama's favor. so you're right, we have come a long way....but still have a long way to go. hell, even obama needs to embrace gay marriage, not merely civil unions....but at least he is leaning in the right direction.
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  • upina2001upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    wouldnt we all rather kids grow up in a white trash household with two hateful opposite sex parents than 2 loving same sex parents able to comfort, care and teach the kids life lessons? (not saying Arkansas is all WT; ya know what Im saying)

    maybe arkansas can "drop off" the kids they dont want next door at Nebraska Hospitals?

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  • Uncle LeoUncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    decides2dream wrote:

    as a fellow southpaw AND a former educator, this appalls me. sure, being a left myself made me much more accutely aware, but none the less...in my artroom i made CERTAIN there were plenty of left-scissors, etc. children need to learn success at an early age, not frustration simply b/c tools do not adapt to them. it still amazes me as an adult when i see so much designed for the righty world. yes, i realize the world IS predominatly right-handed, but none the less..a design bias of such a magnatude need not exist. digital cameras

    Go back to leftville, lefty. We don't need your kind here.
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  • EP1973EP1973 Posts: 112
    Q: How do ya get Arkansas cheerleaders into your hotel room?
    A: Grease their hips and push.
    Q: What do ya have once ya get the whole squad in there?
    A: A full set of teeth.
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