why can’t we all just get along?

This was meant to be a style related blog post. As I was writing it, I made a reference to marriage equality and before I knew it, this post was written instead.

It’s short and sweet and to the point. A point you might not agree with.  

Please remember that this is a blog that encourages you to love your life and style. Positive vibes are what we’re all about, especially when commenting.

why can’t we all just get along?

To be honest, I can’t believe we live in a country that thinks it’s ok to select who can and can’t get married. 

I mean imagine if it was decided that blue-eyed couples couldn’t get married.

There would be outrage!  People would think it was ridiculous.

What do you mean we can’t get married because we have blue eyes? We love each other, what does our eye colour have to do with it? 

Well what we’re saying is, if you were born with brown eyes instead of blue, you’d be able to get married.

My sisters have brown eyes. Does this mean they can get married but I can’t?

That’s exactly what it means. You don’t have the same rights as your sisters or anyone else who isn’t blue-eyed and lives in Australia. 

What the actual? You can’t be serious? 

Oh we are VERY serious. So serious we’re probably not going to change the law anytime soon.

We’re going to do a postal vote to see how many people in Australia are interested in changing the law, but I wouldn’t get too excited about that just yet.

Why not? Surely everyone would vote yes? There must be so many people with blue eyes out there who want to get married! Wouldn’t all of their families and friends want that for them too?

You’d be surprised. Some people are absolutely against the blue eyes getting married. And besides, who even checks their mailbox these days? Or visits a post office to return an envelope? I’ll tell you who – basically no one. 

The chances of us living in a country where all of us have access to exactly the same marriage rights really are quite slim. I thank my lucky stars everyday we live in a nation that still thinks it’s 1952.

Come on team. Let’s get it together. 

It’s time to start thinking beyond our own beliefs, our own views and start thinking of each other on this one.

It’s 2017, not 1952.

Let’s show each other a little bit of kindness, like our friends across the ditch did four years ago.

The way the New Zealand Parliament and spectators in the gallery reacted to the gay marriage bill being passed is truly beautiful.

Australia could do with being a bit more beautiful, don’t you think?