Things That Are Not Oppression A Rant.

When you publicly refuse to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple and other people in your community refuse to patronize your establishment as a result, you are not being repressed. You are reaping the consequences of your actions. Those two things aren't the same.

When two people who are not you want to share the same legal protections as everyone else and want to have the ability to use the same word to describe their union, you are not being oppressed. You are leaping into a situation that does not concern you and then getting huffy about it. Those two things are not the saime.

If that married couple wants to adopt a child who is in no way connected to you, who needs a loving family and who you, yourself are not trying to adopt, you are not being oppressed.

The fact that religions other than yours exist and are spoken about and even gasp practiced publicly does not oppress you.

Oh and you lefterly leaning people; you who are feeling smug and superior reading this? You're not innocent.

If someone wears fur they are not oppressing you.

If someone eats meat they are not oppressing you.

If someone is religious that fact alone does not oppress you.

I'm tired of this shit. I'm tired of the sudden and inexplicable acceptance of the assertion that disagreeing with someone equates to oppressing them.

It's ridiculous and it insults my intelligence.

You have the freedom to express your opinion withing reason. You do not have the freedom to express your opinion free from criticism.

Grow the fuck up.