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Lisa Schiffren’s article “Gay Marriage, an Oxymoron” left me confused, and led me to believe the author was unsure of her feelings. There were not many referenced, and Schiffren failed to talk much about the politics, which is what I believe should have been the key factor of her argument. The article begins talking about baby’s and how they are the bases of marriage, and then out of no where starts to talk about the political stand point. The comment about how “parenthood has transformed many baby boomers into advocates of bourgeois norms” confused me about what the meaning of this article was. I found myself questioning whether the article was focused more on if we as society will accept same gender marriages, if it’s the right thing because of religion, or if to be legal. Schiffren makes one comment in the article “In a diverse, open society such as ours, tolerance of homosexuality is a necessity,” this makes me wonder is this article focused on what our society thinks; do we tolerate “gay marriages” because we know its there and don’t want to speak out? I assumed when reading this paragraph my question would be answered. But as I read through the remainder of the article I only found myself even more lost.
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