I’m Not Feeling You

You know how everyone keeps saying that “the country’s changing” and Obama’s election “shows we’re making a lot of progress?” What they mean when they say “changing” and “progress” is that old people, adorable, racist, homophobic old people, are dying.

You know the one age group that Obama lost overall? You guessed it, men and women 65 and over. You know who’s most likely to be dead by the time Obama’s up for reelection? You guessed it, men and women 65 and over. Awesome!

Guess what percentage of voters aged 18-29 support some form of gay marriage/civil union? 75%! Now, same question for all you folks 65 and over? 44%! In 20 years the bottom of that demographic is going to be 85 years old, and the survivors will be watching their grandson marry his college boyfriend, Tucker.

So yeah, maybe we should all slow down a little on the geriatric medical research and focus instead on “this country making a lot progress.” You know what I mean?