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Straight Men Marry

icyfroth — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 02:48:02 GMT

The marriage of two heterosexual New Zealand men to win tickets to 2015 Rugby World Cup in London in a radio show promotion is horrifying gay rights and conservative groups.

Travis McIntosh, a 23-year-old engineering student from Otago University, and Matt McCormick, a 24-year-old teacher at Musselburgh School in Dunedin, were married at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday.

Otago University Students Association Queer Support coordinator Neill Ballantyne says the wedding is an insult as marriage equality was a hard-fought battle for gay people.

Same-sex marriage became legal in New Zealand in 2013.

Family First, a lobby group opposed to same-sex marriage, says the outrage expressed by gay rights groups is ironic.

National director Bob McCoskrie says the change in law was "an arrogant act of cultural vandalism".

"This competition makes a mockery of marriage, but so did the redefining of marriage."

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Re: Straight Men Marry

cherry*135 — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 03:01:11 GMT

Sneaky... they 'look' so much alike they could be brothers.

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icyfroth — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 04:24:17 GMT

Yeah that could be next

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bsal6160 — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 04:25:16 GMT

SO those gay rights groups now saying they shouldnt marry? Pot this kettle..........

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bright.ton42 — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 04:41:01 GMT

I don't get it - are the rules of the competition for married couples - or gay married couples or what.

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the_great_she_elephant — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 04:53:55 GMT

@bsal6160 wrote:
SO those gay rights groups now saying they shouldnt marry? Pot this kettle..........

Why is it "pots and kettles"? If a a couple of heterosexual friends went through a marriage ceremony to qualify for a "win a honeyoon" competition, or similar, - and then admitted afterwards that they only did it rto win the comp and weren't planning to live together. Don't you think everyone else who had entered that competition would be entitled to be a bit peeved.

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cherry*135 — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 05:00:27 GMT

A radio stations bizarre dare for 2 single 'mates' to get married - winning couple go on the trip.

11/9

Two best mates will have to marry to win a trip of a lifetime.

This morning Dunedin buddies, 24 year old teacher Matt McCormick and 23 year old engineering student Travis McIntosh made the ultimate commitment, and became husband and husband as part of The Edge Love You Man competition. Love You Man celebrates the ultimate ‘bromance’ in order to win the ultimate Rugby trip to the UK in 2015.

http://www.theedge.co.nz/We-now-bronounce-you-husband-and-husband/tabid/198/articleID/33165/Default.aspx

Re: Straight Men Marry

icyfroth — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 05:09:24 GMT

It reminds me of the wide-mouthed frog joke:

There was once a wide-mouthed frog who decided to venture from his pond and go in search of friendship. He leapt off through the grass until he came across a large black and white stripey animal with a handsome mane and four spindly legs.
Wide-mouthed frog: (Stretch mouth out with fingers and adopt adorable frog voice) Hello, I'm a wide-mouthed frog, who are you and what do you eat?
Zebra: (normal mouth, slightly horsey voice) I'm a zebra and I eat grasses and plants.
Wide-mouthed frog: (Stretch mouth out with fingers and adopt adorable frog voice) Oh, that's nice.

He hopped off hoping to meet someone who would share his enthusiasm for eating insects. Eventually he came across an enormous bird with talons as pointy as knitting needles.
Wide-mouthed frog: (Stretch mouth out with fingers and adopt adorable frog voice) Hello! Who are you and what do you eat?
Eagle: (normal mouth, squawky voice) I'm an eagle and I eat little birds and mice.
Wide-mouthed frog: (Stretch mouth out with fingers and adopt adorable frog voice) Oh that's nice

The wide-mouthed frog wasn't really so sure about that though, so he boinged away and continued to leap until he came across a bearded white animal with kind, curious eyes.
Wide-mouthed frog: (Stretch mouth out with fingers and adopt adorable frog voice) Hello! Who are you and what do you eat?
Goat: (normal mouth, gruff voice) I'm a goat and I'll eat all sorts. I especially like shoes and old car tyres though.
Wide-mouthed frog: (Stretch mouth out with fingers and adopt adorable frog voice) Oh, that's nice!

The frog leapt away feeling slightly puzzled by the goat's food choices, but didn't like to judge. He finally stopped when he came across a large, scaly green animal with lazy eyes and fearsome teeth.
Wide-mouthed frog: (Stretch mouth out with fingers and adopt adorable frog voice) Hello! Who are you and what do you eat?
Alligator: (normal mouth, deep voice) I'm an alligator and I eat wide-mouthed frogs
Wide-mouthed frog: (turn mouth into very small 'o' and adopt high-pitched voice) Oh! How nice, you don't see many of them around here, do you!

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lloydslights — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 05:29:49 GMT

Only Rugby Union promotion people would think of something like this. And only NZ All Blacks fans could do it (literally).

I can't imagine Rugby League followers taking up a similar challenge.

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DEB

Re: Straight Men Marry

bushies.girl — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 06:06:15 GMT

So homosexuals now what to dictate what hetrosexual males can and cant do? Weird

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polksaladallie — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 06:10:52 GMT

@lloydslights wrote:
Only Rugby Union promotion people would think of something like this. And only NZ All Blacks fans could do it (literally).

I can't imagine Rugby League followers taking up a similar challenge.

I can imagine RL players doing so. They would jump at the chance, so to speak.

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***super_nova*** — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 06:10:55 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:

Family First, a lobby group opposed to same-sex marriage, says the outrage expressed by gay rights groups is ironic.

Why? Marriage is an union of two people who love each other and intend (at least at the moment when they are exchanging the vows) spend the rest of their lives together.

These 2 obviously had no such intention, and now, if they wish to marry somebody for real they will first have to get a divorce, or go for annulment, but I guess that would make them ineligible for the comp.

Re: Straight Men Marry

icyfroth — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 06:42:52 GMT

@***super_nova*** wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:

Family First, a lobby group opposed to same-sex marriage, says the outrage expressed by gay rights groups is ironic.

Why? Marriage is an union of two people who love each other and intend (at least at the moment when they are exchanging the vows) spend the rest of their lives together.

These 2 obviously had no such intention, and now, if they wish to marry somebody for real they will first have to get a divorce, or go for annulment, but I guess that would make them ineligible for the comp.

"Mr McIntosh told the Otago Daily Times he thought the marriage would last about two years."

Plenty of hetero marriages only last that long as well.

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the_great_she_elephant — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:23:22 GMT

@bushies.girl wrote:
So homosexuals now what to dictate what hetrosexual males can and cant do? Weird

Ummm.....no........ homosexuals - like any other thinking people - believe that people should not make a mockery of marriage just to win some tacky competition.

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lionrose.7 — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:46:57 GMT

Very tacky indeed, all for a stupid sport, you can see I am not a sport person.

Most people over here are just shaking their heads and saying words like DHS

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bushies.girl — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:04:51 GMT

Whatever elephant lol

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icyfroth — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 20:33:50 GMT

@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
@bushies.girl wrote:
So homosexuals now what to dictate what hetrosexual males can and cant do? Weird
Ummm.....no........ homosexuals - like any other thinking people - believe that people should not make a mockery of marriage just to win some tacky competition.

Many ppl may also think that legalising marriage between homosexuals was the mockery to begin with, which opened the gates for this kind of tomfoolery.

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bushies.girl — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 21:04:34 GMT

People have a right to an opinion, some think homosexuals/lesbians should be allow to marry, some don't, personally I don't care either way, BUT if I mentioned I was against it, I would be labeled a "homophobic" ....... Interesting how people are forced into "going with the flow" or else they find themselves discriminated against.

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***super_nova*** — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:15:54 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
Many ppl may also think that legalising marriage between homosexuals was the mockery to begin with, which opened the gates for this kind of tomfoolery.

Man & woman could always do the same "tomfoolery". It is the people who organised the competition, and the 2 heterosexual man who are devaluating marriage. And I am sure that if there was a competition for newlyweds some heterosexual people may have married just for the chance to win. Gay people who fought hard to for the right to marry do rightly feel that this sort of competitions are only playing in hands of all those people who object to gay marriage. Maybe it was the intention?

And as we see here, they are right.

bush girl, could you please explain HOW were you "discriminated" against for saying that you do not agree with gay people being able to marry?

Re: Straight Men Marry

icyfroth — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:20:14 GMT

Marriage for same sex cpls is now legal so I don't understand the problem with these two young blokes getting married to win a competition.

They probably like each other enough to commit to a long-term relationship.

See?