Reuters: TV characters prove that same-sex parents are normal

Tim Molloy of Reuters recently offered this "contribution" to the same-sex marriage debate. Here was my comment:

Mr. Molloy, I have news for you: TELEVISION IS NOT REAL. Also, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are myths. Being, for the most part, adults, the Supreme Court Justices are probably aware of this.

This is illustrative of a trend I've observed ever since I first wrote publicly about this issue in 1999 for the Kansas State Collegian, and another columnist responded with a full-length editorial, the argument of which was based entirely upon an episode of the TV show L.A. Law. The arguments for same-sex marriage are either highly emotional ones, or they rely on deliberate attempts to get people not to think. (The primary function of television dramas and/or comedies is to amuse, which comes from the Greek meaning "to not think").

Some people, of course, have done a lot of thinking about this issue. Or a lot of data-driven research. But they do not have primetime TV shows. I guess they're just not amusing enough.