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dsc

(52,130 posts)
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 06:16 PM Apr 2013

This is heartbreaking. Jeremy Irons on marriage equality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/jeremy-irons-on-gay-marri_n_3009495.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices



Academy Award winning actor Jeremy Irons said Wednesday that while he doesn't have much of a strong opinion either way on same-sex marriage, he believes it poses interesting questions, including whether allowing same-sex marriage would open the door for interfamilial relationships.

"Could a father not marry his son?" Irons asked HuffPost Live host Josh Zepps. Irons argued that "it's not incest between men" because "incest is there to protect us from inbreeding, but men don't breed," and wondered whether same-sex marriage might allow fathers to pass on their estates to their sons without being taxed.

"It seems to me that now they're fighting for the name," Irons said of advocates for same-sex marriage as opposed to civil unions. "I worry that it means somehow we debase, or we change, what marriage is. I just worry about that."

Irons reiterated that he "[doesn't] have a strong feeling either way" on same-sex marriage, and said that he "[wishes] everybody who's living with one other person the best of luck in the world, because it's fantastic."

"Living with another animal, whether it be a husband or a dog, is great," he said. "It's lovely to have someone to love. I don't think sex matters at all. What it's called doesn't matter at all."

Irons also blasted New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg over the proposed restrictions on soda, describing himself as a "complete libertarian" and likening Bloomberg's policies to a "nanny state."

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I love me some Jeremy Irons but am so disappointed

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This is heartbreaking. Jeremy Irons on marriage equality (Original Post) dsc Apr 2013 OP
Really Jeremy? warrior1 Apr 2013 #1
One is not a "complete libertarian" if one doesn't feel strongly one way or another EOTE Apr 2013 #2
Translation.... daleanime Apr 2013 #3
What a dissappointment. n/t CincyDem Apr 2013 #4
Fool. LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #5
That is sad. Hoyt Apr 2013 #6
Disappointing...nt joeybee12 Apr 2013 #7
what a dishonest creepoid. cali Apr 2013 #8
Very disappointing, Jeremy! Sissyk Apr 2013 #9
he sounds like a fucking idiot JI7 Apr 2013 #10
Jeremy Irons, classically trained idiot ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2013 #11
I guess being a talented actor Isoldeblue Apr 2013 #12
Didn't some rich guy adopt his wife/girlfriend ? people already do things to avoid paying taxes JI7 Apr 2013 #13
Damn. Did he have to do that? Aristus Apr 2013 #14
Maybe playing a Pope has muddled his brain. Cleita Apr 2013 #15
Well, gosh. Who knew he was a moron? Squinch Apr 2013 #16
Irons has not aged well. ananda Apr 2013 #17
he's an actor, this is how you get to know the real person.... spanone Apr 2013 #18
Duh. nt Zorra Apr 2013 #19

EOTE

(13,409 posts)
2. One is not a "complete libertarian" if one doesn't feel strongly one way or another
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 06:23 PM
Apr 2013

regarding what kind of agreement two consenting adults can participate in. Especially one as vital as marriage. That seems more like the kind of libertarianism we have here in the states, as in the hypocritical kind (rights for me, not for thee). How incredibly disappointing.

Oh, and Die Hard with a Vengeance sucked balls.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
8. what a dishonest creepoid.
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 06:36 PM
Apr 2013

he claims he doesn't care much one way or another and then goes on to make those horrible comments.

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)
11. Jeremy Irons, classically trained idiot
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 06:39 PM
Apr 2013

Looks like he spent too much time acting and not enough time critically thinking.

Isoldeblue

(1,135 posts)
12. I guess being a talented actor
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 06:40 PM
Apr 2013

doesn't constitute intelligence.... OMG!! What asinine crap!! Incest is incest...
I don't believe marriage between family members could preclude that.

I'll still be able to watch Irons, as he is one of my favorites. Everyone can have a "insane brain-fart" moment.

But I doubt I'll ever be able to watch Clint Eastwood again. That's a shame, as I loved his movies. But I just can't get past his disgusting "talking to an empty chair, ie Obama" schtick. That was so low! To me, he is the Bad and the Ugly - forever!

JI7

(89,182 posts)
13. Didn't some rich guy adopt his wife/girlfriend ? people already do things to avoid paying taxes
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 06:45 PM
Apr 2013

and other shit. the guy is just making up shit.

Aristus

(66,096 posts)
14. Damn. Did he have to do that?
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 06:46 PM
Apr 2013

Did he learn nothing from "Brideshead Revisited"?

Heartless, man...

I've blown the doors off of brick buildings with my Jeremy Irons impression. It'll be a little harder to do in the future...

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
15. Maybe playing a Pope has muddled his brain.
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 06:52 PM
Apr 2013

He doesn't seem to have reasoned much of this out or is he drinking?

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