Is Tom Hanks Un-American?
by Marc H. RudovCulture-Splitting Battle
Quick … name one person, in all of world history, born as the result of a homosexual union. You can’t. It’s biologically impossible.
Yet, we are seeing a neverending, culture-splitting battle to equate homosexual unions with those between men and women. No matter how you slice it, they’re not equivalent, and that’s why most states specifically codify marriage, per se, as a union between man and woman. Heterosexual unions, joined by marriage, are the bedrock of our society — providing necessary structure, stability, and continuity.
Personally, I have no objection to civil unions. My only problem — for religious, biological, and sociological reasons — is calling a gay union “marriage.” It makes no sense to me. Let’s remember also that marriage, even between men and women, is a licensed privilege and not a right.
In November 2008, California put this issue to a vote via Proposition 8, which reinforces existing law to prohibit gay marriage. In that election, 52.3% of voters — including 70% of blacks — supported keeping the ban.
These results reinforce the publicly stated policies of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, who are against gay marriage, as are the Roman Catholic Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.
More American Than Obama?
Yet, today, actor Tom Hanks called Mormons un-American because they supported Prop 8: “There are a lot of people who feel that is un-American, and I am one of them. I do not like to see any discrimination codified on any piece of paper, any of the 50 states in America, but here’s what happens now. A little bit of light can be shed, and people can see who’s responsible, and that can motivate the next go-around of our self-correcting Constitution, and hopefully we can move forward instead of backwards. So let’s have faith in not only the American, but Californian, constitutional process.”
First of all, we don’t have a “self-correcting” Constitution — either in Washington or Sacramento. If we as a populace want to add to or remove from our Constitution, we must vote on it. That’s exactly what happened in November 2008.
Second, calling someone un-American is a serious charge, and it presumes the accuser a “benchmark” American. Obviously, Tom Hanks thinks he’s more American than those against gay marriage. Is he more American than Barack Obama? Logic should hold. I’d like to witness Hanks telling the new black president, to his face, that he’s un-American.
What does it mean to be un-American? In my opinion, someone is un-American if he or she wants to see this country fail and/or is actively trying to destroy it — with words or actions.
So, let me understand this, Mr. Hanks: People who deeply believe in the sanctity and uniqueness of traditional marriage and family, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, are trying to destroy America? The evidence is all around you, Mr. Hanks: the dilution and dismantling of traditional marriage and family are destroying America.
Sell More Tickets
Why did Hanks single out the Mormons? Using all logic, he should have condemned blacks, who, one could argue, put Prop 8 in the victory column. Why didn’t he? I’m purposely baiting you here. Hanks knows that the Mormons are “safe” to attack — they’re nonviolent proxies for his fake wrath, and he’ll gets points in Hollywood for bashing them.
I have a deeper question: Why did Tom Hanks speak out at all on this matter? He’s not gay; Prop 8 doesn’t affect his life in any way, shape, or form. Why does he care? Simple: he’s a mercenary and believes that speaking out will sell more tickets and, consequently, fatten his wallet. And, that is why gays should be offended at his hypocrisy and disingenuousness.
There’s more to Tom Hanks’s hypocrisy, though. Again, let’s play out the logic. If Hanks is so outraged and offended by codified discrimination, on any piece of paper, in any of the 50 states of America, why doesn’t he publicly protest Roe v. Wade, the Freedom of Choice Act, and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) — all three of which unconstitutionally discriminate against men? After all, Tom Hanks is a man, and these pernicious “codifications of discrimination” affect him and all men directly. Answer: being politically incorrect would make him lose ticket sales and, therefore, poorer.
The NoNonsense Bottom Line
I reject the transparently hypocritical, disingenuous, ludicrous claim of Tom Hanks that Mormons are un-American for supporting Proposition 8. A plurality of Californians — across all religions, races, and ethnicities — decided that marriage must be preserved as a union between one man and one woman. On that same day, by the way, voters in Florida and Arizona decided likewise.
Accusing others of being un-American, for financial gain, certainly could make Tom Hanks un-American, but I do not feel superior or phony enough to be the judge.
Postscript: Tom Hanks apologizes for “un-American” comment
About the Author
Marc H. Rudov is a globally known radio/TV personality, relationship coach, and author of 100+ articles and the books Under the Clitoral Hood: How to Crank Her Engine Without Cash, Booze, or Jumper Cables (ISBN 9780974501727), and The Man’s No-Nonsense Guide to Women: How to Succeed in Romance on Planet Earth (ISBN 0974501719). Mr. Rudov, the 2008 recipient of the National Coalition of Free Men’s “Award for Excellence In Promoting Gender Fairness In The Media,” is a regular guest on Fox News Channel’s Your World with Neil Cavuto and The O’Reilly Factor.
Rudov’s books, articles, blog, radio/TV archives, and podcasts are available at TheNoNonsenseMan.com.
Copyright © 2009 by Marc H. Rudov. All rights reserved.
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February 6th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I was a Mormon as teenager, and while I no longer adhere to that belief system, I’ll say that the Mormons are very much “American” and the church actively preaches patriotism like I have heard nowhere else. If anyone is un-American it’s Mr. Hanks and the long list of other cowardly celebrities.
Glad to have heard about you! I’ve learned the hard way that a man must take charge and be a REAL man in life. Nobody teaches men and boys this nowadays, except for for the rare wise individual like yourself!
February 14th, 2009 at 2:08 am
Watch Tom Hanks try to attack Muslims for rejecting homosexual anything, see where that gets him.
To me, the entire premise of gay rights is a fraud, especially where marriage is concerned. They have the exact same rights as heteros; heterosexuals can’t marry members of the same gender any more than homosexuals can. When I point this out to people who can’t grasp this logic, they say either I’m a homophobe or that I’m using a false analogy. But this isn’t the case.
I know people; part of my job is having to understand people, why they do what they do. 99% of everything a human being does is a choice, not all of them conscious ones but choices nonetheless. You may have feelings of attraction to a member of the same sex, but feelings in and of themselves do not make you gay. You may have a motive to murder someone, but motive alone doesn’t make you a murderer. You may have a physiological urge to smoke a cigarette, but you know it’s wrong for you, and yet you choose to put that cigarette in your mouth and breath toxic smoke into your lungs. You choose what you do with your body. You choose where you put your genitals. You choose what to eat, what to wear, and what to think, and even what to feel. The key to controling your own life is not to accept any excuses for doing things you know you shouldn’t be doing.
February 16th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Marc Rudov, I just want to thank you for this and all your other articles, books and other media. Most people in this country see the devastation of American manhood and make excuses for it or look the other way. But you face it head-on. Keep up the good work and remember we need you and others like you.