Straight Men Marry

[icyfroth]

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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[cherry*135]

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

[icyfroth]

Yeah that could be next

[bsal6160]

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

[bright.ton42]

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

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@bsal6160 wrote:

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

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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.

[cherry*135]

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....

[icyfroth]

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!

[lloydslights]

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.

***chest thump***spit****g'arn the Bunnies***

DEB

[bushies.girl]

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