Sexist people less likely to seek Marriage Equality

Now, remember folks, I stand by marriage equality as the equal recognition of the rights and responsibilities of the man, woman, and child they potentially have together. To me, marriage equality is focused on the rights of how children are created, and how those rights are linked beyond creation into their care and nurturing for society. As well as the rights and responsibilities of both of those parents in deference to their kinship and co-creator status of the child.

I know that the term "marriage equality" more commonly means equalizing sex-segregated couples to be indistinguishable from sex-integrated couples. For the record, and for obvious reasons, I expect that sexists love that kind of marriage equality.

So it strikes me as burying the headline when I read a report titled, "Sexist Men and Women -- Made for Each Other", that ultimately sexist people were less interested in life long, mutually supportive relationships.

The results showed that men who were keen on 'one-night stands' were more likely to use aggressive strategies when flirting with women, and women who were also open to casual sex were more likely to respond to this type of aggressive courtship.

If marriage were a person, ready to take to the airwaves in defense of its image crisis, I'm sure it would point to this study and say, "This! This is the kind of attitude and relationship I'm trying to discourage in those that could ultimately have children between them". It is out to change relationships by changing the way we view what a that relationship is for, and what we should expect to get out of it. It is based on the practicality of what one particular kind of relationship can result in -- independent of whether the two want that result or not. It is based on making your ideals the most supportive of taking responsibility of a likely reality.

Marriage is about putting aside sexist selfishness, to support the person and child you potentially have together. Marriage isn't about loving whomever you want to love, it is about loving and supporting the people who are most entitled to it from you.