Ironic

I must confess to being somewhat exasperated by talk of what this election supposedly represents, this naive idea that fear of the unknown and the unlike have somehow been driven back into the darkness, and tolerance and acceptance have won the day. Would that it were true.

Measures passed this year in several states that would prevent same sex marriages from being legally recognized; one in Arkansas would keep same sex couples from adopting children or serving as foster parents (though to be fair, it would also apply to unmarried couples of the opposite sex, as well). Exit poll data suggests that many of these measures were heavily supported by black voters, which seems sadly ironic, somehow.