This is what I meant about the difference between being fine with marriage equality, and still being bigoted against gays. As sure as there were arguments against slavery that had nothing to do with an affinity for black people, there are arguments for marriage equality that still allow for bigotry against gays and lesbians.

But this is what progress always looks like. Progress is not the practice of those in the business of sweeping success. Progress overawes--but its work is slow and grim. Progress waits on people to die, and more enlightened people to take their place. Progress works even as the unenlightened abound, but find their ranks thinned and their positions exposed.

Specifically, democratic progress is not revolution and can never be the gospel of people who measures success by complete victories achieved in singular life-times. Instead it is reserved for those who are unrelenting in struggle, patient beyond their mortal coil, and willing to wage wars across generations.

If you will allow me to express this by analogy, I would say it like this: Moving from the "marrying your daughters" phase of the struggle to the "how come there's no white history month?" portion is exactly how progress works.

Seems like the author is the one overreacting here, 50 cent is simply being logical.

If gays move from being an oppressed minority, to having full and equal rights -- as in the case of women -- then they can be the offenders as well as the victim.

As 50 Cent articulates though, because they, like women, are perceived in the victim role, courts and juries will not fairly protect straights (or males).

Case in point, the man who was sentences to 20 years for rape, but then was released because the accuser said she lied.

If everyone becomes equal -- then everyone has to live up to the same standards of conduct...including gays.