This past summer, I took a day-trip to Atlantic City. Nothing says class like drunk, elderly women yelling the most vile insults to each other in a casino restroom. I was also put off by the overcrowding on the beach and a pair of young men who seemed a little too eager for tourists to abandon their belongings while going for a swim. My snobbery aside, I do support Question 7 because casinos bring more tourists, local jobs and heightened security to the harbor. The youth-led flash mob violence and theft that occurred last spring makes me welcome a place that requires patrons to be at least 21 years of age. The Baltimore area needs all the help it can get.
As far as my ethics as a designer, I haven't yet had the opportunity to have a non-related paying client, but would put some thought into taking on a project if I felt it went against my personal morals. I now find myself supporting Question 6 because of a close and very loyal friend being in a same-sex union. Just because I may never marry someone that I love, it seems unfair for me to deny others the opportunity. While this goes against both my religious upbringing and my parents' political beliefs, the separation of church and state allows a loophole to prevent me from feeling like a total hypocrite. I once read that creative people are more open-minded when it comes to what is right or wrong. We think of a way to justify the means.
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