Last week Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her second husband, after just 72 days of marriage. She wed her first husband, a music producer, when she was 20 years old - that lasted about 4 years.
I’m not about to start having the venus&eve page rife with idol gossip, however the reason I thought this bit of trash-talk was interesting was because of a comment I read on one of the “kim breaks up” articles recently. A reader mocked the choice of the Australian Government, and many other Governments around the world, not to legalise gay marriage by saying: “And they won’t allow gay marriage because that goes against sanctity of the union.. Ha!”
Essentially the reader was pointing out that heterosexual couples can marry whenever they like, whomever they like without any real consideration (legally at least). Then, if they feel like it, they can ditch the marriage and get divorced days or even hours later. Yet same-sex couples who are involved in committed relationships aren’t allowed to legally wed. Which of the two rejects the sanctity of marriage to you?
Countries which allow same sex marriage:
Argentine, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa and Sweden. As well as Mexico City and some US states.
In Australia:
Both major political parties reject same-sex marriage, even though in the poll-obsessed political world we currently live in they won’t listen to the 7 out of 10 Australian’s who believe that same sex couples should be allowed the same rights at heterosexual couples.
I understand that divorce is sometimes necessary if not vital for some people. We change, our partners can change and there can be a myriad of reasons why getting a divorce is the most appropriate action to take. But, when marriage is a sort of fad or a fun-thing-to- do-at-the-time and not taken seriously I think it’s really selfish and ignorant.
I married by husband almost two years ago. We both took the whole deal very seriously – we’d been together for two years before we were engaged, and lived together for 2.5 years before we were married. We knew that we made best friends and great partners, we had been through some problems and came out better than before so we felt we could work through life’s issues as they came up.
Basically, my beef with this media frenzied publicity stunt that is Kim Kardashian, she and her husband have abused a privilege and honour that many people around the world would literally die for. There are women and young girls who are forced into hideous marriages and do not have a choice or voice to get out, there are women and men who love someone dearly but because of their religion or culture are not able spend their lives with them, and there are same-sex couples who still live like second class citizens because Governments around the world refuse to recognise them.
What are your thoughts?
Love and equality, Catherine @ venus&eve xx
