I was going to write at length about the NOM ad's poor production quality, dishonest use of bad actors ("I'm a California doctor who must choose between my faith and my job"), and third-rate script with unbelievable lines like "My freedom will be taken away" and "A rainbow coalition of people of every creed and color are coming together in love."
Fortunately, I found a treasure trove of parody ads that do a better job than I'll ever do of illustrating the ridiculousness of this biased enterprise. First, take a look at the original:
Now check out this excellent spoof from Wakeupworld.tv:
Here's one from famous faux right-winger Stephen Colbert:
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| The Colbert Coalition's Anti-Gay Marriage Ad | ||||
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Last but certainly not least is a clever one from D.U.N.G. that may save your marriage:
Which parody ad is your favorite? Add your comment below.





When did government become the grantor and recognizer of marriages?
This whole problem is solved by leaving marriage in the hands of religions and sea captains, the way it was intended. Marriage contracts then would be written by attorneys in the manner of every other kind of contract setting forth stipulations and protections if broken or dissolved.
In that way, same-sex marriage, opposite-sex marriage, polygamy need only find a religion, a cruise line and a barrister to tie the knot or knots as the case may be.
Posted by: TOM MESSNER | May 03, 2009 at 10:21 AM
All this time, I thought it was outdated gender roles and cultural sexism that threatened my marriage!
Posted by: Dei Xhrist | May 26, 2009 at 01:25 PM