a sign

i've been wanting to create art projects for terra for some time and so, with just over one day before californians go to the polls, and because i feel so strongly about prop 8, i decided to make a sign.

i honestly think prop 8 is a big deal. it is one in a series of test balloons in the never-ending struggle between conservatives and liberals. if prop 8 fails tomorrow in california, i think it will set this gay marriage issue back five to 10 years if not more. i have no doubt it will happen and marriage between same sex couples will be tolerated one day in the future but as for how long that may take, it is hard to predict.

but it will happen because it is evolution. i know those who oppose it will eventually come around because those who were in favor of slavery are hard to find anymore. those who thought some women were witches are negligible. as gavin newsome said, (and for those outside of california you may not get this reference but,) "it's gonna happen."

so last night we set ourselves up for an art project. terra did almost all of the pinkish color and she also did some of the green and a little bit of the yellow.

the idea behind "be nice," is this: as juvenile as that slogan may seem, i think it is appropriate. this issue kind of comes down to this idea. are you willing to be mean to gay people who would get married by legislatively discriminating against them or are you ready to allow them equal rights and protections under the law? furthermore, since terra worked on the sign with me, it seemed like a sentiment she might embrace.

where it looks like a good sign, that was terra's touch. she has artistic talent, i can tell. plus, she obviously has an interest in social issues. that's my girl...