A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe that they're better than anyone else on earth - and that's a myth.
My parents did not have a perfect marriage. It was pretty good, but it was not perfect. My marriage is not perfect. My wife is, but I happen to be imperfect. However, that does not discount the fact that the definition of marriage must be defended and protected.
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.