FrogReaver
As long as i get to be the frog
I get out enough to not have a problem with gay folks kissing.
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Since when did this become about you? I never said cmad dislikes gay people kissing in public did I?
I get out enough to not have a problem with gay folks kissing.
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Since when did this become about you? I never said cmad dislikes gay people kissing in public did I?
Honestly I just don't get gay pride parades. Are they for promoting an end to sexual orientation stigma, or they just "We're gay and proud"?
Because the former is a cause I support, but the latter is an example of "Good for you, stop waving it in my face."
I understand "coming out" to family and friends, but total strangers?
Of course if it's the former then... well I can't think of any other examples of that behaviour.
As far as Greece and Rome, that's hardly medieval Europe. The acceptance of Christianity created many taboos that didn't exist before. However, in a Greek or Roman inspired campaign, I would expect homosexually to be comparatively commonplace.
But it does matter what sex two people kissing in public are Mecha. It matters to a large number of people. You may wish that it didn't matter. It may not even be right that it matters. But it does matter.
Keep marginalizing those peoples comfort zones all you want. Whatever it takes so you don't have to treat them like real human being with real feelings right?
It is not wrong to envy others' ability to be themselves in public, anymore than it is wrong for the slave to envy another man's freedom.
Mutual respect also means having respect for each other as people, not the shallow respecting of people's comfort levels. Equality is predicated on this respect for the personhood of others.
A person should not be marginalized for the sake of someone's comfort. That is neither respect nor equality.
By "we" in the above, you really mean "you".If you think respecting others comfort zones affects your ability to lead a full life then something is wrong. Now if their comfort zone was gays cannot exist that would be a different story. But if the comfort zone is we are not comfortable seeing public displays of homo affection isn't that a bit different? I'm not asking you to go away or not exist, just asking you to respect me. Maybe some point we will even come around to being okay with it as the occasional slip up is seen and forgiven and as we as a society gets more used to it.
They shouldn't have to wait on you deciding it's okay for them to be able to live their lives. Black people didn't wait for white people to be okay with them before pushing for equality. Before challenging separate but equal.But doing it what I would call the right way isn't going to give gays instant gratification. It will take time.
That's not cool.People are not slaves to their desires, I personally know people who are attracted to others of the same sex but choose to live an asexual or heterosexual life because according to their religious beliefs, homosexual behavior is morally wrong. Lifestyle is a perfectly good word for behavior. One of the reasons liberals and conservative (US definitions) tend to talk past each other on this issue is that conservatives think in terms of behavior while liberals think in terms of desire.
This is the crux of the issue. People don't change until acted upon by an outside stimuli. You're *never* going to be okay with it unless you're exposed to it. You're not going to just wake up and be okay with same sex people people kissing.