Gay Proposals- Will We Ever See This on American TV?
What are the chances of ever seeing something like this on American television? I would say nearly impossible in most places at this point with states battling back and forth on even allowing gay marriages and rights.
What would happen if it happened in front of tens of thousands of American sports fans live? Well, maybe it would pass at the AT&T Park in San Francisco, but no place else that I can think of.
It was just another Saturday night at Scotiabank Place in Toronto, when Alicia, a devoted Toronto Maple Leafs fan, arrived on the ice during the second intermission wearing a blindfold.
In a 'what the puck' moment Alicia looked up at the video scoreboard, and there contained a romantic message from her girlfriend Christina, an Ottawa Senators fan.
Normally being on the ice would cause friction between two fans of opposing teams, gay or not, but they immediately embraced and the crowd knew what was going to happen next.
Christina dropped to one knee and slid the engagement ring on Alicia's finger. After they shared a kiss the Senators mascot "Spartacat" proudly raised a sign that read: "She said yes!"
Same sex marriage was legalized in 2005 in Canada and in a fleeting memory I remember going to a Lesbian wedding the same year, and oddly enough a hockey game broke out in the backyard.
Personally, I feel it should not be news anytime a gay person does something that everyone else might consider normal, but seriously- admitting you are a Maple Leafs fan in public like that? That's a whole "goalie net" of wrong!
Who knows- maybe Alicia and Christina will have a child and it will end up a *Habs fan! Now there is another scary thought!
Go Sens!
Linda Seccaspina 2012
Thanks to Enemy of the State for emailing me this.
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Comment by Linda Seccaspina on March 20, 2012 at 9:32pm -
I love these things.. thanks Steve
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Comment by Steve S on March 20, 2012 at 9:21pm
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I Like I said elsewhere, I love the way these folks don't slip on the ice. Hopefully that's an omen forr their future together.
As far as prospects for all couples in the U. S., I just don't know. I guess the road is through majority acceptance (we may be close), then legal acceptance, then universal acceptance.
BTW I remember a similar engagement stunt at a pro basketball game. Woohoo - it's on youtube:
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Comment by Linda Seccaspina on March 20, 2012 at 11:53am
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Marsha.. I doubt we sill see it in our lifetime.:(
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Comment by Marsha Shearer on March 20, 2012 at 11:41am
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Hey, give the US 7 years of marriage equality, and you'll be seeing the same thing here, Yes, you will!! As usual in all things cultural, Canada is years ahead of us. About the only good news in that is Canadians provide us with a model!
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Comment by Linda Seccaspina on March 20, 2012 at 11:16am
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yes you are hahaha
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Comment by Steve Yaver on March 20, 2012 at 10:18am -
I thought this wa a possibility for some US cities but the more I've checked it out, I don't think it is...we are such prudes...
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