Homophobia

Please excuse the double post. New and could not correct the error. The actual correct post is in reply to Slow Sam and Mark's clear distaste of the content. I agree. It is a sad indication of what society can breed.
The irony is that you are a sad uneducated neanderthal knuckle dragger that is more dangerous to society than the people you so cruelly dislike.

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

If people want to feel uncomfortable then that's their right but sooner or later, they will realise, like my mother did over the duration of the 70's, that their fear is imaginary and people are people. Good or bad, gay or straight, black or white. We're all basically the same. but it's just our personalities that distinguish us.

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To me, that's pretty much the last word on this subject. Well said indeed.

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Originally Posted by Spafranco

You, sir or madam with this post display a dysfunctional ability to understand a condition from that of a lifestyle that is not of their choosing but a biological mishap they have to endure because of the likes of you.

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Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding, but: mishap?

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Originally Posted by keysersoze

It doesn't matter what major religion it is (incidentally, I'm a Christian). It may have been passed down to me via my parents, but a life without religion--that is, to say, one in which a person views themself as not of (a) God, but their own agent, exercising their own free will--is an unnatural state in my view.

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:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Nothing. But - assuming we are talking school education as opposed to a perent child 'birds and the bees' chat - is your average teacher really qualified to teach this and answer some of the more pressing but innocent questions children may have? A heterosexual dicussing/teaching about homosexuality may not be able to answer an innocent childs probing question correctly.

If my son were to ask me about homosexuality, I don't think I would be able to answer his questions correctly. Certainly, my opinion wont be the same as that of a homosexual, and would therefore be biased. Do I tell him to go read a book?

ANd if my son were to be homosexual, he'd be best getting the best advice. Don't get me wrong he'd get my unconditional love, but would I be qualified to give him the correct advice?

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As a parent you are the most qualified person to advise your kids in the best possible way.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

I am clearly of a generation that missed that then. Our sex education lesson in junior school comprised of an animated video and lots of sniggering children! This was early 80's mind you. I don't recall any real sex education in secondary school.

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We've had nothing worth calling sexual education either.
All that has been done by our teacher was to send all boys out and presumably explain to all girls about the menstrual cycle.
My parents didn't do much better either, they just told me to make sure I use a condom.

I am sure nowadays everything is done in a more professional way, both in the school and by parents.

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Originally Posted by ioan

As a parent you are the most qualified person to advise your kids in the best possible way.

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Not really. You might be the one who has the most authority with regards to your son, but that doesn't make you inherently right. Many (usually narrow-minded) parents impose to their children a set of moral or religious rules/beliefs that I don't really agree with, to put it softly. Fathers and mothers have the responsibility to educate their sons and daughters, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they will do it right. I'd rather have a son who didn't say "thank you" rather than one who would despise, let's say, inmigrants - even though I would obviously try to have both traits in my son.

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Originally Posted by N4D13

Not really. You might be the one who has the most authority with regards to your son, but that doesn't make you inherently right. Many (usually narrow-minded) parents impose to their children a set of moral or religious rules/beliefs that I don't really agree with, to put it softly. Fathers and mothers have the responsibility to educate their sons and daughters, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they will do it right. I'd rather have a son who didn't say "thank you" rather than one who would despise, let's say, inmigrants - even though I would obviously try to have both traits in my son.

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Believe me, I didn't even think about authority, I though about wanting to give it your best to help them as much as possible.
What I want my future kids to learn is:
1. to trust themselves first of all
2. to respect life of any kind
3. to make the best of the opportunities that they get in life
in that exact order of importance.
I learned all the above on my own and I would like to be able to help them discover these three things about life by the time they leave home, until than I would do my best to be a worthy example for them and first of all to be honest to them.
There isn't much more you can do, especially if they spend more time at school then with the parents.

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Originally Posted by ioan

:rolleyes:

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Excuse me, but would you mind showing some tolerance towards a view other than your own?

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by rjbetty

Excuse me, but would you mind showing some tolerance towards a view other than your own?

Thank you.

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If ioan disagrees with said view, I don't really see why he should be tolerant towards it. I don't mind people holding and expressing views with which I don't agree, but if I really disagree strongly with them I don't think I should be expected to respect them. After all, none of us can truthfully say we respect every single view held by other human beings, can we?