A bigot compared marriage to seatbelts and was hilariously owned – 13 favourite takedowns
In an effort to prove that their opposition to gay marriage was ‘about biology, not bigotry’ this person thought a seatbelt analogy was probably the way ahead.
And it wasn’t, it really wasn’t.
The illustration, such as it is, went wildly viral on Twitter after it was mocked by @mattxiv who said: ‘Real marriage is when seatbelt.’
real marriage is when seatbelt pic.twitter.com/flKAAEUfXM
— matt (@mattxiv) July 31, 2022
And it got no end of fabulous takedowns. Here are our favourites.
1.
??? pic.twitter.com/z2yjBqqjni
— Robert Chevaleau (@uNoClimbGorilla) July 31, 2022
2.
— Magnum Cox (@MagnumCoxXXX) July 31, 2022
3.
Um but? pic.twitter.com/rB7bGjZvQD
— Matt Drapper (@MattDrapps) August 1, 2022
4.
every anti-LGBT argument is just "ok imagine if human beings were objects" https://t.co/0fdcrTVPvC
— Mat! (@MatttGFX) August 1, 2022
5.
So, it’s only a real marriage if you have four gay kids? pic.twitter.com/uj8uy4VF2K
— DOUBLE O’ NOTHING (@dublonothing) August 1, 2022
6.
“you will never be a real seat belt” https://t.co/30eOSZTSLK
— Pari² (@comfypari) August 1, 2022
7.
Only one of these is a real bike. pic.twitter.com/Jpw7efuduu
— Kevo 🏳️🌈 (@awkwardngay) July 31, 2022
8.
— Queen Gabe 🌻 (@FlffrNttrBttr) August 1, 2022
9.
homophobes trying to justify their hate with science/tech is so funny https://t.co/Ma4pN0sxZz
— nina (@caitlyns_vi) August 1, 2022
10.
explain this then pic.twitter.com/6EtFPlmgX1
— XtremeMusic⁷ (@_XtremeMusic) July 31, 2022
11.
If you have to try for years and years and years to find new ways to convince people that you’re definitely not a bigot despite all signs to the contrary, then you’re just a fuckin bigot, idk what else to tell you. https://t.co/sP3nzGuwCv
— Austin Archer (@yourpal_austin) August 1, 2022
12.
Ironically, a company from a while ago actually tried to do something similar, but it went in the opposite direction pic.twitter.com/EPf6gtjZkB
— Benz Animosus (@BAnimosus) July 31, 2022
13.
“Biblical marriage” was sometimes having multiple wives and thousands of concubines lol
— Pop (@permapop) July 31, 2022
To conclude …
Its always funny how much conservative propaganda is conveyed through children’s diagrams~
— Matcha, Loyal Companion 🍵🐶🏳️🌈 (@Matcha_Dragnel) July 31, 2022
And this.
The argument that marriage is only for procreation is absurd. Marriage is for love, companionship, intimacy, friendship, joy, strength and so much more. This is not the 1800’s. We expect & demand equality. Get your archaic religion off our lives.
— Lynn Stevens (@LynnSte16266956) July 31, 2022
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Source Twitter @mattxiv