Reply #14: How is it my fault as a black woman WHO VOTED NO ON PROP 8 [View All]

[Ecumenist]

and EVERY BLACK PERSON I KNOW VOTED NO ON 8 TOO??? You do realise that we as a group are a relatively small percentage of the population, right? Somewhere around 7% of the voting population and we are not homogeneous. You do realise that there are fundies amongst us as with any other group? WHY ISN'T there an outcry against Whites, especially Eastern European immigrants? There are ALOT of then here in the North State and MOST of them are almost violently anti-gay! They've been involved in fatal gay bashings that were attended by their churches, ( this happened in Folsom @ Nimbus Dam a year or so ago. A gay east Indian man was attacked and died as a result of hitting his head after being knocked down).

Why aren't there any outcries against Latinos? Are you people honestly telling me that PROP8 passed solely because of black voters?

I voted against it because it wasn't right and I placed myself into the shoes of my fellow Californians. I am married to a WHITE BOHEMIAN CZECH from TEXAS for crying out loud! It's not a stretch for these same types to feel emboldened enough some time in the future to come after people like me next. Why am I being attacked when I voted against it along with EVERYONE I know INCLUDING THE BLACK FRIENDS AND FAMILY??!! Does it make sense to attack people who look like me because of the way some of us may have voted?

I think that it's easy to identify people like me to focus the rage and anger on. Perhaps, those of you who feel that it's acceptable to attack in the most vile manner people who more than likely tried their best to turn that horrible piece of legislation by placing our votes, maybe, just maybe, you were looking for a reason to hurl racist trash. otherwise, it just doesn't make any sense to attack one SMALL segment of the population because of some exit polls when this was something that was voted on by the millions of eligible voters from the Mexican border to Oregon and the Pacific to the Nevada and Arizona.