But there is a bigger question that has largely been ignored – whether the government should be involved in marriage at all.
But awareness of history is also increasing in Africa and crimes such as the Namibian genocide can no longer be ignored, whether by accident or design.
There has also been a worrying rise in what might be called pre-Enlightenment attitudes to science; the scientific consensus is ignored whether the issue is vaccines, genetically-modified food or climate change.
Meanwhile, he ignored whether, regardless of the data, Facebook wanted to make changes to ensure divisive ads didn't get preference.
30% of them ignored whether guidelines were available, and 80% of all responders ignored the strength of evidence of the guidelines.
However, it is ignored whether this DNA corresponds to virus particles produced by lymphoid tissue infection or virus-free DNA released from infected circulating blood cells.
The people became so riveted by his criticisms that they ignored whether this man had actually contributed anything.
But an equally important angle to the story was ignored: whether the data in the cloud has enough legal protection to keep it from the prying eyes of the government.
If they want our business, then we will not be ignored!" Whether or not One Million Moms' latest effort will make a sizable impact remains to be seen, but the failure of their planned boycott following DeGeneres' appointment is telling.
As the perception that Iran is getting closer to developing nuclear weapons grows stronger, the possibility of military hostilities in the region cannot be ignored, whether initiated by the U.S., Israel or preemptively by Tehran.
While we are focusing on this critical challenge, we must not forget there are many who, for generations, have sought to be engaged and welcomed, but instead have been excluded or ignored, whether intentionally or not: people among us with disabilities.
