Nature shows the way

[asterroc]

Not only is homosexuality entirely natural, as evidenced by penguins, wolves, seagulls, and more, but so is divorce as evidenced by supposedly ever-faithful swans.

Comments

[erin-trying.livejournal.com]

Don't forget masturbation! That's natural too! My mom hates it when I bring that up.

[q10.livejournal.com]

it's cool and all, but i don't know what this naturalness is supposed to show in terms of social values. Bonobos also engage in activities that we'd probably call pedophilia and incest, and behaviors that would be naturally described as forcible rape are observed in a number of kinds of animals, but most of us, rightly, don't generally take those observations as legitimizing those behaviors for humans.

mind you, i have no objections to homosexuality, divorce, and masturbation - i just think that the ‘entirely natural’ thing is pretty weak evidence either way.