tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post1811299432460844241..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Same-Sex MarriageClarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-50376997248485530112009-11-05T10:21:11.604-05:002009-11-05T10:21:11.604-05:00More than hatred -- though there's a lot of th...More than hatred -- though there's a lot of that, too -- this is about relative status.<br /><br />People use the oppression of other groups to feel better about their own station. For instance, I believe a lot of racism in the South was and is because of this -- poor whites trying to draw an artificial distinction between themselves and very-similar poor blacks.<br /><br />Relative status games are an ever-present feature of humanity, it seems.<br /><br />-MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com