Despite my views about the fight for gay marriage...

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I appreciate the humor in this.

Thanks to Tate for the link

Posted by Miriam - March 24, 2009, at 12:04PM | in Humor , Queer Issues

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March 24, 2009 12:34 PM

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BROWN TRASH PUNK! said:

what did she say? Help please, for us Deaf feminists!!!

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March 24, 2009 12:39 PM

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mk said:

Here's a rough transcript I found:

"Hi, I am Portia de Rossi. When I got married all I was thinking about was my own joy at committing to love my partner for the rest of my life. I didn’t think about all the people that I was hurting by getting married. That was selfish.
So, I want to apologize to all those people whose lives have been affected by me getting married.

To Elaine Sutler, who suffered painful and debilitating paper cuts from holding up her simple message of intolerance. To Amanda Milch, who came down with pneumonia while protesting my marriage in the rain.

To George Binder, whose mind was so tragically blown by the idea of gays getting married, he has to spend the rest of his life wearing this hat. To Buddy the dog, who was forced to wear this ridiculous sign even though he, himself, is gay.

Thanks to Proposition 8, good people and animals like these will never again be subjected to the horrors of gay people getting married. But for me, it is too late. I know there is no way I can make up for the pain I have caused. All I can say is: I am sorry.

Paid for Married Gay People Who Are Sorry. And The National Coalition of Bonobo Chimps."

Feministing writers, we see pleas for transcripts on just about every video posted. I found this one with a simple Google search. Could posters please work at including transcripts (or links to rough approximations like this one) with videos?

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March 24, 2009 12:44 PM

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BROWN TRASH PUNK! replied to mk :

thank you! that was well done, I like the video. and I really, REALLY wish Youtube would come with transcripts, but sadly they dont. I want to watch Chris Crocker's videos but there are no transcripts :-(

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March 24, 2009 12:53 PM

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mk replied to BROWN TRASH PUNK! :

Some YouTube users are awesome enough to put up transcripts, so don't forget to check comments below videos. (Although comment threads there aren't always fun reading...)

I've had really good luck just doing simple Google searches when I want a transcript--for this one it was "transcript of Portia De Rossi's apology on Jimmy Kimmel," and then I did a tiny bit of link-hunting within the second hit. For other videos it can be tough to know which terms to search if you haven't already watched the video, and I imagine for some it's darn near impossible if you can't hear the audio.

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March 24, 2009 2:05 PM

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Abby B. replied to BROWN TRASH PUNK! :

There's actually an option to add CCs to YouTube videos, something that I think Feministing might want to keep in mind for the next time they make a video. It's super easy to use, as well. Here's a tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCIER_s7Ng

Unfortunately I think the vast majority of YouTube users are too lazy/ ignorant/ apathetic to actually use the CC function.

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March 24, 2009 1:05 PM

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llevinso said:

Frickin' hillarious!!!! I had read about this the other day but I forgot to try and look it up online...and now here it is. Fantastic :)

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March 24, 2009 1:41 PM

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ArtByMoretti said:

Awww they are so cute! I just watched her interview on Ellen's show, too. I'm so happy for them.

This video also reminds me of...

http://graphjam.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/gaymarriage.gif

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March 24, 2009 1:41 PM

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Chickensh*tEagle said:

One minor point -- the clip slights bonobos with that term "bonobo chimps." Bonobos are recognized as a species in their own right. Equal species recognition, please! :-)

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March 24, 2009 3:30 PM

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Logrus said:

She didn't apologize to me for ruining my fantasy of her showing up at my door asking me to marry her.

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March 24, 2009 4:14 PM

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tania_the_guerilla said:

This further convinces me that Portia and Ellen would be the COOLEST couple to hang out with. They're both so funny!

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March 24, 2009 4:55 PM

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Tara K. replied to tania_the_guerilla :

I know, right? I have some major friend-crushes on both of them. I really just want to go out on a double-date. Also, Tina Fey. I'd pass out.

Though I identify as straight (same guy, 6 years), I seem to only crush on women. Must be 'cuz they/we are so freakin' awesome.

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March 24, 2009 4:19 PM

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letigreinfrance said:

It's funny but I wish she would drop her fake American accent (she's Australian). I'm so fed up of Australian actors in Hollywood having to put on American accents, can Americans not understand us?

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March 24, 2009 9:42 PM

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Loulouloulou replied to letigreinfrance :

You'd think they could, but I can never seem to get them to understand me when I make a booking at a restaurant...

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