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“Two and a Half Men” leads to have gay marriage so Ashton Kutcher’s Walden can adopt baby
Well this sounds bizarre since neither Ashton Kutcher or Jon Cryer’s character on TV’s Two and a Half Men are gay.
The roommates are apparently going to get married.
“Walden (Kutcher) has a near-death experience,” CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler tells TheWrap. “It forces him into sort of this existential quandary and to evaluate the meaning of his life, the quality of his life, which prompts him to say, ‘I need to put down deeper roots.’ And he wants to adopt a child.”
Walden believes it will be easier to adopt as part of a couple than it would be as a single man.
“You know [showrunner] Chuck Lorre,” Tassler said. “There is no topic that he won’t dive into and make a part of the public conversation.”
Will there be controversy?
“It’s going to engage people who perhaps have not wanted to be part of this conversation before,” Tassler said. “The reality is it is legal, same-sex marriage, and it is legal for you to adopt a child and that’s what they’re doing. And they’re doing it in a very public forum. It’s a ruse, but the reality is it is legal and it may engage viewers who haven’t necessarily wanted to talk about it before and people will be talking about it.”
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K. Martinez says:
I see nothing wrong with two heterosexual males marrying each other. Perhaps it could be for economic or legal reasons. Why does marriage have to be defined only by sex and love? Perhaps the straight guys are very compatible in a non-sexual way, but haven’t had successful long term relationships with the women they’ve loved. There’s nothing wrong with getting marriage for the purpose of forming an economic unit, especially if it benefits the “family” unit. Think outside the box.
RichB in PS says:
Greg you could and should take credit to come coin a term used to mean two hetero males that marry each other. If anyone can, you can. By example, ‘bromance’ is a term currently used that flows and has meaning everyone accepts and usually understands – especially us guys.
Kevin says:
There has to be some definition, otherwise it’s meaningless, or you end up being allowed to marry blow-up dolls or rocks and getting tax credits you don’t deserve. I’m very open to consenting adults of any plurality being allowed to marry if they want, but love to me is a necessary element, which a heterosexual same sex marriage does not have, rendering it pointless.. The fact is there are alternatives besides marriage (aka guardianship) that would allow joint custody of a child–hell, when my parents took in foster kids (which they later adopted), since I was another adult living in the home at that time, I was required to take most of the same classes they did and be certified as a foster parent in my own right, even though I’m a single male (if I lived in a larger house now, I could start taking in foster kids tomorrow, and I’m not a billionaire like Kutcher’s character). The whole thing, from the implausible idea itself to the creators themselves spoiling the plot months ahead of time reeks of desperation for ratings.