McCain opposes gay adoption

Sickening.

Q: President Bush believes that gay couples should not be permitted to adopt children. Do you agree with that?

Mr. McCain: I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no I don’t believe in gay adoption.

Q: Even if the alternative is the kid staying in an orphanage, or not having parents.

Mr. McCain: I encourage adoption and I encourage the opportunities for people to adopt children I encourage the process being less complicated so they can adopt as quickly as possible. And Cindy and I are proud of being adoptive parents.

Q: But your concern would be that the couple should a traditional couple [sic]

Mr. McCain: Yes.

So-called "social issues" aren't normally my purview, but this pisses me off. There are innumerable children out there who desperately need a stable home, and innumerable gay couples out there who could provide them one with love and care. And -- surprise -- there are no psychological issues associated with growing up in a gay household, none. No reasonable person in the 21st century should hold this position; the fact that McCain and other conservative politicians can say this stuff publicly without immediate rebuke and ostracism is a sign that our national discourse is still, in fundamental ways, retarded.

I hate Mondays. Somebody get me a drink.

(Both links via the Washington Independent.)

UPDATE (Thursday): "Actually Senator McCain only kind of opposes gay adoption, and also he doesn't, and it's a state issue anyway, and PLEASE GO AWAY SCARY GAY PEOPLE."

A Grey Area

Most Harvard students don’t watch T.V. But I’d wager that if someone were to make a list of the top five shows watched on campus, Grey’s Anatomy would be up there.

The show, which just won a Golden Globe for Best Drama, is also one of the highest-rated shows in the country. And it beats the pants off timeslot-competition CSI in the 18-49 demographic (the most coveted for advertisers).

A few months ago it was reported that Isaiah Washington (Dr. Burke) and Patrick Dempsey (McFugly McDreamy) got into an on-set fight. It only later emerged that Washington used the word “faggot” in reference to another cast member, T.R. Knight (Dr. O’Malley).

The f-bomb made headlines and Knight publicly came out to People a few days later. But overall it didn’t seem like such a hot button, and within weeks all seemed quiet at Seattle Grace.

Well, after the Golden Globes on Monday Washington denied everything, saying he never used the word “faggot” to describe Knight, igniting even more controversy.

"His actions are unacceptable and are being addressed," the network said.

During a backstage interview Monday at the Globes gala, Washington denied involvement in a heated on-set incident in October during which an anti-gay remark was reportedly uttered.

"No, I did not call (co-star) T.R. (Knight) a faggot," Washington told reporters. "Never happened, never happened."

You can see what T.R. Knight had to say about this on Ellen.

Washington also issued an apology. The network nor the producers of the show have not said whether or not Washington will be fired.

If someone on the set had used another offensive word (a number come to mind), I wonder if then someone would have gotten fired.