Performer Amanda Palmer is ready to do away with the “way outdated system” of matrimony. She does believe, however, that gays should have equal access to this outdated system, at least until we rid ourselves of it.
while i 100% support gay marriage (equality = good) i 1000% a revolution dismantling of the outdated/useless system of marriage in general.
— Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) January 28, 2014
(and yes, i know i got married. and i'm speaking from within the system here.)
— Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) January 28, 2014
What would take the place of marriage, if we could do away with it?
a revolutionary cultural acceptance of all kinds of relationships. RT @highchairkings see your point… what would you suggest in its place?
— Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) January 28, 2014
@amandapalmer you'd need to dismantle religion first..
— ?Vladimir Jerkov (@vjerkov) January 28, 2014
LETS DO IT RT @vjerkov @amandapalmer you'd need to dismantle religion first..
— Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) January 28, 2014
Quite a few of Palmer’s followers are on board with the idea.
@amandapalmer That's what I always tell people. MARRIAGE is creepy, not straight marriage or gay marriage. Just marriage.
— Francis (@f_c_r_) January 28, 2014
Recommended
@amandapalmer I'm a very happily married pastor and I support dismantling legal/institutional marriage.
— Aric Clark (@aricclark) January 28, 2014
@amandapalmer The only issue is finding an alternative system that guarantees protection for kinship/friendship/'family' units.
— Alex Winikoff (@awinikoff) January 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/Spitefuel/status/427971578086043649
@amandapalmer civil partnerships. 1-x number of people, regardless of relationship/gender, to have legal benefits for mutual support.
— Raven Woods ?️? (@musingsofaraven) January 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/drab_and_dreary/status/427969813151879168
Related:
Amanda Palmer urges empathy for bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev