So does this mean an infertile woman like myself can marry another woman since I can’t have kids to begin with? And they only talked about male homosexuality so being a lesbian is okay?
Does that mean My Hubby and I shouldn’t be married because we’re not going to have kids? Oh there are all sort of holes in this one.
It’s not a parody though. The writer of the song, Rick Wingerter, is a Country Gospel song-writer and Lewis and Lewis are gospel singers. On the Lewis’s website Ray Lewis rates homosexuality right up there with terrorism and pedophilia.
(Disclaimer: This is probably not a wise choice for my first comment at this site.) Growing up in rural Tennessee, I witnessed same-sex animals engaged in (shall we say) intimate behaviors on a number of occasions. So the invitation to “come out out to the barn” might result in some unintended sightings.
Also, my rule of thumb is that a Christian-themed production that appears to be a parody probably isn’t. For what it’s worth.
Homosexual (as well as bisexual) behavior is widespread in the animal kingdom. Animal sexual behavior takes many different forms, even within the same species and the motivations for and implications of their behaviors have yet to be fully understood as most species have yet to be studied.[3] A 1999 review by researcher Bruce Bagemihl shows that homosexual behavior, not necessarily sex, has been observed in close to 1500 species, ranging from primates to gut worms, and is well documented for 500 of them.[4][5]
The article goes on to note:
Homosexuality in animals is seen as controversial because some assert it points to the naturalness of homosexuality in humans, while others counter that it has no logical or ethical implications and is nonsensical to use animal behavior to justify what is or is not immoral (see appeal to nature).[6][7]
So we can argue about why animals act gay, but to say that they don’t act gay — and then extrapolate out to how humans should act — doesn’t really stand up in a rational discussion.
I’m not an expert on ornithology by any means but I thought that both male and female chickens had wings. Only primates have arms as far as I’m aware.
As an aside a rooster is called a cock in England. Does that change the meaning of the lyrics at all?
Of the singers I feel compelled to point out that neither is a spring chicken and Mrs Lewis (I’m assuming they’re married and not siblings) appears to be above the age of female fertility. Should Mr Lewis set her aside for a young bride so that he can father more little farm hands? If not then I hope that they’re living in celibacy so as not to commit any sin.
LOL! I just finished reading a book called, “I’m fine with God… It’s Christians I Can’t Stand.” This falls into the category of “can’t stand” for me! I think Poe’s Law definitely applies to this video - parody or reality? It’s hard to tell. And as some have already mentioned - this video brings marriage down to the minimum of procreation. What a shame.
Ron - no, not necessarily. Originally I thought it was funny because I thought it was a parody aimed at making people laugh at how silly the arguments in it are.
Comment by: joe
1 06/13/08 5:45 AM | Comment Link |I didn’t really need to subject my ears to that, Helen.
Comment by: Beth Patterson
2 06/13/08 7:03 AM | Comment Link |What we need in this world is more children–the whole point of this little ditty, eh?
Comment by: Shawna R. B. Atteberry
3 06/13/08 11:24 AM | Comment Link |So does this mean an infertile woman like myself can marry another woman since I can’t have kids to begin with? And they only talked about male homosexuality so being a lesbian is okay?
Does that mean My Hubby and I shouldn’t be married because we’re not going to have kids? Oh there are all sort of holes in this one.
Comment by: Helen
4 06/13/08 12:32 PM | Comment Link |Joe, I’m pretty sure it’s a parody. I don’t know if that helps, though.
Shawna, as you say it’s full of holes. I expect you’ve experienced a lot of inappropriate comments as a result of your infertility :(
Comment by: kay
5 06/13/08 5:11 PM | Comment Link |That was disturbing. Very very disturbing. ;-)
It’s not a parody though. The writer of the song, Rick Wingerter, is a Country Gospel song-writer and Lewis and Lewis are gospel singers. On the Lewis’s website Ray Lewis rates homosexuality right up there with terrorism and pedophilia.
Comment by: Steve R
6 06/13/08 6:39 PM | Comment Link |(Disclaimer: This is probably not a wise choice for my first comment at this site.) Growing up in rural Tennessee, I witnessed same-sex animals engaged in (shall we say) intimate behaviors on a number of occasions. So the invitation to “come out out to the barn” might result in some unintended sightings.
Also, my rule of thumb is that a Christian-themed production that appears to be a parody probably isn’t. For what it’s worth.
Comment by: David H
7 06/13/08 6:40 PM | Comment Link |You won’t see any roosters walking arm in arm? Some might beg to differ.
From the Wikipedia article on Homosexuality in animals:
The article goes on to note:
So we can argue about why animals act gay, but to say that they don’t act gay — and then extrapolate out to how humans should act — doesn’t really stand up in a rational discussion.
Comment by: Jason Horton
8 06/13/08 10:04 PM | Comment Link |I’m not an expert on ornithology by any means but I thought that both male and female chickens had wings. Only primates have arms as far as I’m aware.
As an aside a rooster is called a cock in England. Does that change the meaning of the lyrics at all?
Of the singers I feel compelled to point out that neither is a spring chicken and Mrs Lewis (I’m assuming they’re married and not siblings) appears to be above the age of female fertility. Should Mr Lewis set her aside for a young bride so that he can father more little farm hands? If not then I hope that they’re living in celibacy so as not to commit any sin.
Comment by: Eliza
9 06/14/08 5:46 PM | Comment Link |Welcome, Steve R! I’d say, no problem with that subject for your first post - it was quite pertinent to the video, after all!!
This is known as Poe’s Law…
Comment by: Steve R
10 06/15/08 7:36 AM | Comment Link |Thanks, Eliza - I had no idea there was an actual law in place! But “Poe’s Law” certainly jibes with my personal experience.
Comment by: Helen
11 06/15/08 1:38 PM | Comment Link |Steve, thanks for your comment. As Eliza said, this is a fine place for a first comment.
Eliza thanks for the link to Poe’s Law - I hadn’t heard of that before but I think Poe is right.
Comment by: Beth Patterson
12 06/16/08 6:58 AM | Comment Link |That video is a ‘poe’ excuse for parody, eh?
(couldn’t help myself)…
Comment by: Elizabeth Chapin
13 06/16/08 1:09 PM | Comment Link |LOL! I just finished reading a book called, “I’m fine with God… It’s Christians I Can’t Stand.” This falls into the category of “can’t stand” for me! I think Poe’s Law definitely applies to this video - parody or reality? It’s hard to tell. And as some have already mentioned - this video brings marriage down to the minimum of procreation. What a shame.
Comment by: Helen
14 06/17/08 4:24 AM | Comment Link |Beth - yes, a very ‘poe’ excuse! :)
Elizabeth, I certainly got it wrong and thought it was a parody.
Comment by: joe
15 06/18/08 11:51 AM | Comment Link |OK, check this out.
If that isn’t satire, something is seriously wrong with the world.
Comment by: Ron
16 06/27/08 12:21 PM | Comment Link |I thought it was funny. I’m going to get it blasted aren’t I?
Comment by: Helen
17 06/28/08 1:01 PM | Comment Link |Ron - no, not necessarily. Originally I thought it was funny because I thought it was a parody aimed at making people laugh at how silly the arguments in it are.
But then I found out it wasn’t a parody.