...on being misinformed

I was un-American, but now I'm just misinformed. That according to Hollywood's best and brightest.

First it was Tom Hanks pronouncing Mormon supporters of California Proposition 8 "un-American," a comment for which he later apologized. Now Samuel L. Jackson, while discussing the same topic, said, "I wouldn't go so far as to calling them [Mormons] un-American. I'd just call them misinformed."

Well of course we're misinformed, Sam! Anybody who disagrees with you must be misinformed. There's no other explanation. If we were informed, we'd agree with you. Period. Unless you disagreed with Tom Hanks, in which case we'd have to agree with him. He does have a couple Oscars.

It's just delicious to listen as statements like these pass as authoritative. Or better yet, as rational arguments. I'm not sure if it says more about Hollywood or about us. After all, we're the ones who listen to them.

I don't mean to pick on these two actors. I think they're nice, talented guys and I assume they're every bit as sincere in their ideas and beliefs as I am in mine. I'm not going to boycott their movies because their views on Mormons' views. I just think it's funny.

I'm also amused and a bit mystified by the fact that everybody's singling out the Mormons on this issue. Is anybody going to mention any other religion? Ever? I mean, pretty much every religion in California supported Prop 8. So why aren't Catholics or Methodists or Lutherans un-American or misinformed? Why isn't anybody demonstrating in front of their churches? Curious, that's all.

What's even more curious to me is when Tom Hanks said, "I do not like to see any discrimination codified on any piece of paper." Sounds good, but isn't that what laws do? Doesn't every single law ever written discriminate against somebody or something? I think so...but then I may just be misinformed. I'm not sure, but I'll bet Samuel L. Jackson could tell me.