It must be nice
It must be nice…
I was walking into Pride Saturday and I ran into someone I used to consider a friend and mentor. Her name will be kept secret but many people know who I’m talking about already. She is an instructor in the Political Science Department and taught me my first Political Science class. She was the reason I became President and later Co-Chair of College Democrats and the reason I became a political science major to begin with. She has an awesome history when it comes to academics, and she was a great teacher. But I was having a conversation with her about the upcoming elections and she mentioned she wouldn’t be voting for Patricia Madrid for Congress. She said she probably wouldn’t vote for Heather either but she wouldn’t ever vote for Patsy if her life depended on it. Because Patsy was the one who stopped the couples from getting married in Sandoval County two years ago. The woman in question was in line with her partner and maintains patsy didn’t have to stop the marriages at 430 but rather could have let us have one day of legal marriages in this state. Now there are a few reasons that I think this was the best thing to do and I’ll definitely write a blog about them later.
But for right now I have to say what I really thought about this reaction.
It must be nice…
It must be nice to be a wealthy white lesbian couple one of whom teaches at a University that has granted domestic partnerships to queer couples for many years.
It must be nice to not have any kids or family to take care of and never worry about putting food on your table.
It must be nice to sit in that ivory tower of social theory and academia and not know what its like to be living in the real world.
It must be nice not to think of all the people straight and queer who are losing their jobs because of republican congress and bush administration screw up.
It must be nice to not worry about the future generations and the sex education they’re currently receiving, or the types of restrictions and hurdles young women will soon have to go through to get the reproductive healthcare they and their doctors think are right for them.
It must be nice not to be worried about the affects of your one vote on the thousands of people in the city you inhabit, or the hundreds of thousands nationwide that are impacted by the vote of your congressman.
It must be really nice to have an ideal, like your right to marry your lover and be absolutely hard and fast about that issue when it comes to casting votes.
It must be really nice to not really care about anyone else but yourself and little things that make you comfortable.
It must be really nice to be her, I’m living a life that’s a little less luxurious, forgive my anger…
I was walking into Pride Saturday and I ran into someone I used to consider a friend and mentor. Her name will be kept secret but many people know who I’m talking about already. She is an instructor in the Political Science Department and taught me my first Political Science class. She was the reason I became President and later Co-Chair of College Democrats and the reason I became a political science major to begin with. She has an awesome history when it comes to academics, and she was a great teacher. But I was having a conversation with her about the upcoming elections and she mentioned she wouldn’t be voting for Patricia Madrid for Congress. She said she probably wouldn’t vote for Heather either but she wouldn’t ever vote for Patsy if her life depended on it. Because Patsy was the one who stopped the couples from getting married in Sandoval County two years ago. The woman in question was in line with her partner and maintains patsy didn’t have to stop the marriages at 430 but rather could have let us have one day of legal marriages in this state. Now there are a few reasons that I think this was the best thing to do and I’ll definitely write a blog about them later.
But for right now I have to say what I really thought about this reaction.
It must be nice…
It must be nice to be a wealthy white lesbian couple one of whom teaches at a University that has granted domestic partnerships to queer couples for many years.
It must be nice to not have any kids or family to take care of and never worry about putting food on your table.
It must be nice to sit in that ivory tower of social theory and academia and not know what its like to be living in the real world.
It must be nice not to think of all the people straight and queer who are losing their jobs because of republican congress and bush administration screw up.
It must be nice to not worry about the future generations and the sex education they’re currently receiving, or the types of restrictions and hurdles young women will soon have to go through to get the reproductive healthcare they and their doctors think are right for them.
It must be nice not to be worried about the affects of your one vote on the thousands of people in the city you inhabit, or the hundreds of thousands nationwide that are impacted by the vote of your congressman.
It must be really nice to have an ideal, like your right to marry your lover and be absolutely hard and fast about that issue when it comes to casting votes.
It must be really nice to not really care about anyone else but yourself and little things that make you comfortable.
It must be really nice to be her, I’m living a life that’s a little less luxurious, forgive my anger…
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