‘Marriage equality could lead to bestiality’ senator falls further into the shit
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[QUOTE]An Australian senator who warned that the legalization of same-sex marriage could lead to moves to recognize sexual relationships between people and animals has suffered more fallout as a result of his comments
Australian Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi has suffered more fallout after claiming that same-sex marriage could pave the way for the legal recognition of sexual relationships between people and animals - pulling out of a speaking engagement at a Conservative conference in the UK and being dumped as Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate.
Bernardi had already been forced to resign as Parliamentary Secretary to Opposition leader Tony Abbott following his comments during debate on a same-sex marriage bill in the Australian Senate on September 18.
‘The next step … is having three people that love each other should be able to enter into a permanent union endorsed by society, or four people,’ Bernardi told the Senate.
‘There are even some creepy people out there who say that it's OK to have consensual sexual relations between humans and animals. Will that be a future step?'
Bernardi had been due to address the European Young Conservative Freedom Summit this weekend at Oxford University's St Hugh's College.
However Bernardi told organizers his comments had become a distraction after members of the British Conservative Party distanced themselves from his statements about same-sex marriage.
‘I contacted the organizers yesterday to say that my attendance at their conference had become a distraction,’ Bernardi said in a statement.
I had intended to talk about Australia and the Commonwealth, but that message would be lost, and I don't want to drag an unrelated issue into this important conference.’
His withdrawal from the conference followed the UK's Mail Online quoting a Conservative party spokesman as saying, ‘We strongly condemn Mr Bernardi's comments which don't reflect [Prime Minister] David Cameron's or the Conservative party's viewpoint in any way.’[/QUOTE]
What the fucking hell is it with politicians, gay marriage arguments and slippery slopes?
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;37782235]What the fucking hell is it with politicians, gay marriage arguments and slippery slopes?[/QUOTE]
he can touch my slippery slope
Huh. I expected this to be from an American senator.
[QUOTE=imadaman;37782249]Huh. I expected this to be from an American senator.[/QUOTE]
Personally I expected this kind of drivel from one of those beastly Conservatives; I was not expecting a Liberal to run their mouth like that. Unless Liberals are different down under.
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[B]This is Australian news[/B]
Well USA scrambled spells AUS so there's that.
/sarcasm
[QUOTE=ironman17;37782261]Personally I expected this kind of drivel from one of those beastly Conservatives; I was not expecting a Liberal to run their mouth like that. Unless Liberals are different down under.[/QUOTE]
The Australian liberal party is the conservative party in Australia.
[QUOTE=imadaman;37782249]Huh. I expected this to be from an American senator.[/QUOTE]
Our Liberal party align themselves with the US Republican party, so it's not too far off.
Well, sucks to be Oz, I guess. What's the Ozzie equivalent of Democrats, then?
[QUOTE=ironman17;37782383]Well, sucks to be Oz, I guess. What's the Ozzie equivalent of Democrats, then?[/QUOTE]
The Australian Labor Party.
You know usually when dumb people are starting to run out of arguments it either means they're about to give up or they're about to unleash war against something.
Since you can't really unite all armies of the world against homosexuality I'd guess they're about to give up.
Is he trying to imply that homosexuals aren't human?
how can people be so retarded.
two consenting happy adults marrying means that one day our world will fall into despair of people marrying animals!!
To be honest, it wouldn't affect anyone if people married animals anyway. Not that it should happen because its stupid, but it still wouldn't affect anyone. Just like marriage for homosexuals wouldn't affect anyone but the people getting married.
And life is a slippery slope to death.
Checkmate punk.
Every time some politician says something really stupid like this, I wonder if they actually believe what they are saying, or it's some play to get more votes. I mean really, how backwards can someone be to compare two humans of the same sex being attracted to each other to a human essentially raping some animal?
Sounds like another reason for same sex marriage to me!
I wish that politicians like this one didn't act as though they know more of Human psychology than qualified scientists. Some people will probably believe what he said, and that's just as bad.
How can you have a consensual relationship with an animal anyway? Animals can't give consent, unlike humans. He doesn't have a leg to stand on here.
[QUOTE=Nipa;37782387]The Australian Labor Party.[/QUOTE]
No, The Greens.
[QUOTE=Praetastic;37782770]How can you have a consensual relationship with an animal anyway? Animals can't give consent, unlike humans. He doesn't have a leg to stand on here.[/QUOTE]
Same way they consent to their own species?
Why are people with such flawed logic even allowed to do political work?
[QUOTE=deathgod;37782814]Same way they consent to their own species?[/QUOTE]
that's actually a really interesting point. if animals can be proven to literally [i]consent[/i], then why should it be illegal? damn. but then how do you tell between a non-consenting animal and a consenting one, and how can you tell afterwards
i need a drink
[QUOTE=Bobie;37782935]that's actually a really interesting point. if animals can be proven to literally [i]consent[/i], then why should it be illegal? damn. but then how do you tell between a non-consenting animal and a consenting one, and how can you tell afterwards
i need a drink[/QUOTE]Welcome to the wonderful world of zoophilia.
[QUOTE=Ybbats;37782956]Welcome to the wonderful world of zoophilia.[/QUOTE]
Disneyland?
[quote]An Australian senator who warned that the legalization of same-sex marriage could lead to moves to recognize sexual relationships between people and animals has suffered more fallout as a result of his comments
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Marriage =/= sexual relationship.
[QUOTE=Bobie;37782935]that's actually a really interesting point. if animals can be proven to literally [i]consent[/i], then why should it be illegal? damn. but then how do you tell between a non-consenting animal and a consenting one, and how can you tell afterwards
i need a drink[/QUOTE]
If you want an example, dogs usually consent by sniffing the others backside and if the one on the 'receiving' end barks back it's a sign it doesn't want some. larger animals would probably break your ribs if you did something it didn't like.
[QUOTE=antsiscool;37782309]The Australian liberal party is the conservative party in Australia.[/QUOTE]
Wow, everything really is upside-down ckwards in Australia.
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