Il Washington Post ha pubblicato giorni fa in prima pagina la foto di due bei ragazzotti sorridenti, che si baciano le labbra, delicatamente, fuori dall'aula dove si sono appena legalmente sposati.
I lettori protestano con le solite argomentazioni:I veri uomini sposano le donne. Almeno non metterla in prima, che la vedono i bambini. It is not something that I want coming into my home.
Il direttore risponde, e la risposta è bellissima:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ombudsman-log/2010/03/readers_react_to_photo_of_two.html
News photos capture reality. And the prominent display reflects the historic significance of what was occurring. The recent D.C. Council decision to approve same-sex marriage was the culmination of a decades-long gay rights fight for equality. Same-sex marriage is now legal in the District. The photo of Ames and Ariga kissing simply showed joy that would be exhibited by any couple planning to wed – especially a couple who previously had been denied the legal right to marry. There was a time, after court-ordered integration, when readers complained about front-page photos of blacks mixing with whites. Today, photo images of same-sex couples capture the same reality of societal change.
Applausi, applausi, viva gli sposi, GRAZIE DIRETTORE!
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