You want an amendment against same-sex marriage? Anyone who's ever been married knows it's always the same sex! (Man of the Year, 2006)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues against anti same-sex marriage amendments by noting all marriages involve the same sex.
- In plain terms
- Same-sex marriage isn't different from regular marriage since all involve two of the same sex.
- What can you take from it?
- All marriages are inherently same-sex.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can language shape policy?
- When does humor help or hinder?
Another view
The pun might reduce serious civil rights issues to wordplay.
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