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Being gay can get you out of jury duty? Counterproductive much?
A man in New York was excused from jury duty when he claimed that “discrimination against gays makes him a second-class citizen, and therefore he couldn’t be impartial.” The Advocate reports:
Jonathan D. Lovitz, an actor, model, and singer who will be on Logo’s upcoming show Setup Squad, wrote on his Facebook page, “I raised my hand and said, ‘Since I can’t get married or adopt a child in the state of New York, I can’t possibly be an impartial judge of a citizen when I am considered a second class citizen in the eyes of the justice system.’”
I’m not sure how I feel about this. I get that political stunts like this that get you out of annoying things like jury duty can be funny and helpful. But is this guy really standing up for gay rights by calling himself a second class citizen and using it to separate himself from the state’s politics?
It seems as though this man used his homosexuality as an excuse to get out of something and didn’t make a strong enough political statement to argue it as selfless or motivational. Or was this a slap in the face for New York legislators? Or is it not even that big a deal?
What do you think?-
convictedfelon answered:
I think it was a big deal and he has a lot of repect from me. He was in a place of law and said ‘you treat me unfairly’ right in their face.
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frozen-in-tyme liked this
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qbliss reblogged this from gaywrites
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weavingadream answered:
I personally feel that the comment was more of a slap to the face. It sounds as though it was spoken very sarcastically, and not heartfelt.
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pontifications-of-a-ginger-cat liked this
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tondalayo answered:
I didn’t see it that way at all, I thought he was making a point. good on him.
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dappersarcasm liked this
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somethinglikeafeeling answered:
i think he was probably doing it for himself but it turned into a polotical statement. i hope it pisses people off,
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styxnstones answered:
He’s not calling himself a 2nd class citizen—we are 2nd class citizens.
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nouvelliste answered:
I think what he did was awesome because he is absolutely right. Whether it’s self-serving or not is beside the point, IMO.
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doorbellove answered:
I thinkt it seems like the guy was doing this for selfish purposes, not to make a political statement. However, I would totally do the same.
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chee-neng-thao said:
I can see how you might take it as him just using homosexuality as an excuse. And that might be part of the equation! But I also feel at the same time, he IS trying to say something about the New York legislators.
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wordstomeawhisper reblogged this from gaywrites and added:
It got people thinking and talking about it, didn’t it? Honestly, my first reaction is to applaud him. Whether he was...
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codyjay said:
I think it’s degrading homosexuality more than it’s saying “Hey, if you’re not going to give me rights then I’m not going to do things for you.”
I think he should’ve been the bigger person and went, and shown homosexual people are just like everyone
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thegentlesheep answered:
I think it would only be a slap in the face if EVERY LGBT citizen did it.
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therockinfreakshow answered:
he’s right, no matter how much we don’t like it
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higherdose answered:
i think its a huge bitch slap to NY, good for him
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doyouhearmyheart answered:
I don’t think he deserves scorn for this. I think it’s a good political stunt. If they would trust him with jury duty, why can’t he marry?
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