Bandwagon

Welcome back faithful few! It has been a bit since I have been here to bother you with my ramblings, but here I am. What is it that brings me back to you all? Is it to discuss how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a  Tootsie Pop? Is it to complain about Michael Rooker's character being killed off on The Walking Dead? Is it to, once again, exhibit my hatred toward Netflix for not streaming BJ and the Bear? Nay nay, good people. What brings me here today is the Bandwagon.

I have been a life long Yankees fan, that includes the 1980s when they were a giant pile of crap in the Bronx. I have been a Jets fan forever....and I don't need to tell you all how bad they have been since before I was born. Rangers fan...1994 was an anomaly, we kinda suck. Knicks fan...don't even get me started. It was cool to be a Mets fan in 86, Islanders fan in the 70s, Giants fan for many years...not this guy. All of my friends know this about me; I am loyal to my teams no matter what the public opinion. This carries over to everything else in my life, too. I am loyal, and my friends know this. What does this have to do with anything?

There are many people out there that support the troops. There are many people out there that support breast cancer awareness. There are many people who support equal rights for same sex couples. The problem with all of this is that there are many MORE people who just put the magnets on their car, or wear the shirt, or (most recently) change their Facebook profile picture because that is the "in" thing to do. People would rather "fly the flag" than be called out for NOT supporting the issue.

For those of you who have been asking what the pink equal sign on the red background in everyone's profile picture is.. it is a show of support for same sex marriage. Those of you who are my Facebook friends will notice that my profile picture is me and Kurtis Blow. Does this mean that I do not support gay marriage? Once again I must say "nay nay". I fully believe that anyone should be able to marry the person that they love; no matter who that person is. The thing with me, is that my friends already know that I support them. A picture on my Facebook page is unnecessary. My friends are my friends, I don't have friend categories. I don't have straight friends and gay friends...I have friends. And my friends know that I support them no matter what.

 Groupies are allowed to marry convicted murderers while they are in jail, and there is no outcry against that. But if two guys or two girls who are in love with each other want to get married, half of the country loses its shit. The only argument I have heard on this whole issue is "the bible says it's wrong". Well the bible isn't the governing document for this country; it is the Constitution. This is why we have a separation between church and State, so someone's interpretation of a piece of (fictional) literature doesn't determine how we all live. I am not saying that religious people should change their way of thinking, because I know that is a losing battle. What I am saying is don't let religious views influence the laws of this country.

No worries children, I am almost off of my soapbox as my fake knee is beginning to bother me. So if you believe in equality for all men and women across the board, by all means, keep up the good work. For those of you who allow religion to determine what you think, you probably stopped reading as soon as you saw the word "gay", so my words to you would be wasted anyway. But, if by some freak of nature, you are still here....answer me this; how will two guys who love each other getting married affect you personally? That's right...it won't! How will two girls in love getting married affect you? That's right...it won't! So if this will not change your life in any way, why do you have an issue with it? Better yet, why should your opinion matter to the rest of us? And lastly...for those of you who are afraid to be called out and changed your profile picture because everyone else was doing it...listen to EPMD and Get Off The Bandwagon! Until next time....Stay Salty.

-Salty Dog