*sighs*

[conuly]

So, somebody posted that annoying flashy image saying that "Marriage is not about Race, Religion, National Origin, Gender, Physical Disability, Et Cetera" on a couple of comms I'm in.

Wait... physical disability?

Which is pretty much what I said, prompting the reply that "well, people with mental disabilities have to be screened to make sure that they understand and consent to marriage".

Maybe I'm wrong here, but I thought that depression was considered a mental disability? And bipolar disorder? And our favorite syndrome, asperger's (let's not get into that debate again, I have a point to make)? And I suppose dyslexia could be considered a mental disability, being as how it's a disability of the mind (though I recognize that this isn't the normal term used), and ADD, and... well, other things. Heck, one could make the case that being in love is a mental disability.

But maybe I'm mistaken.

Comments

[dnwq.livejournal.com]

Well, inserting "... Mental Disability (except _ and _ and _ and _ ), ..." would ruin the effect. =p Avoiding it altogether is a solution - nowhere does it state, after all, that marriage is about mental disability.

[conuly]

But taking out the word "physical" wouldn't.

And really, marriage is all about the tax breaks, so... :P