“[North Carolina’s] Amendment 1 is ridiculous. It’s an invasion of people’s rights. North Carolina, why do you care if somebody wants to marry who they love? Same sex marriage should be legal. The fact it’s illegal is embarrassing. Divorce rate is at least 50% between men and women, so don’t give me the values angle. Making same sex marriage illegal is the same as having segregated drinking fountains. Embarrassing. The human race is embarrassing.”
– Phillip Jack Brooks, aka “C.M. Punk,” World Wrestling Entertainment champion, on North Carolina’s Amendment 1, which would ban gay marriage.
He eventually apologized for the outburst, but stands by his support for same-sex marriage. He has his facts right: roughly 50% of marriages in the U.S. end in divorce.
Chief Writing Wolf 