As a kid I have never understood racism and homophobia, and growing up I just took anything as facts of life. I was honestly surprised when I was 11 to find out that people were racist and homophobic and it completely surprised me. I dot know why people hide things from kids because they won't understand, but some of them are the nicest and smartest people I have ever met.
When I was like 5, my parents told me that two girls or two guys could get married. My whole understanding of the universe flipped and, since they had a tendency to trick me, I flat out refused to believe them. And the next day I forgot all about it and didn't think about it for years.
Then, when I was maybe 11, we watched Modern Family and Cam and Mitchell were introduced, and I was completely chill with it, no confusion or disbelief or anything. No idea why, I just wasn't at all affected by it either way.
And now I'm fujoshi trash but that's irrelevant.
When I was younger, I didnt really understand the big deal about homosexuality when I found out about it. It was just two people together, I didnt make a anything about it anymore than I did about heterosexual couples, other than the fact that cooties were gross and kissing another person's mouth seemed weird. Then I saw a news story one day about homosexual couples not being allowed to get married and I was completely shocked. I'd assumed that people could get married wherever they wanted, regardless of gender, and the fact that that wasn't actually case was eye-opening and sad. LGBT is an 'inappropriate' topic because society treats it as such. If media didn't treat it as if it was taboo, then it would just be another thing kids saw in daily life, no big deal.
It isn't that they're afraid their kids won't understand. These people are TERRIFIED that their children will think being gay isn't something to be ashamed of.
I bring this story out a lot when this comes up so here goes... I was chatting with some kids in my nursery class (3&4 yr olds) and they were messing about saying who of their friends they were going to marry. One boy said he was going to marry his best friend (also a boy) a girl said "Boys can't get married to each other, only girls and boys!" I explained that you can get married to whoever you love, she accepted this straight away and I felt I'd done a good job of explaining until she said "Well I'm going to marry my sister then!"
When I was 11 I found out about lesbians, gays, the lgbt community and all that, and honestly I just got it. I always imagined myself dating a girl instead of a boy. I didn't get why there was homophobia, my logic was to just let people love who they want. There shouldn't be a problem.
When I was 12 I found out I was pan or lesbian. Still not sure, but I'm pretty sure I'm pan. I'm still in the closet to this day, so my parents and most in real life friends don't know, but I've confided in some friends and all my internet friends know.
My mom knew a lesbian couple, and the explanation that they were two girls in a relationship instead of a boy and a girl took less than a minute, and I understood it fine. I was like 7.
i think theres a picture of a black kid and a white kid holding hands with some caption like "hate is a learned behavior" or something that i think sums this up pretty well. but could u please stop posting social justice tumblr screenshots here?
i didnt say you were, just that this type of post falls under the social justice type side of tumblr. im just afraid of seeing this site turn into a pc tumblr-esque site with tons of "social justice" types of posts :/
... bro are you even attempting to understand what I'm saying? saying being an ass and trying to label me as some homophobe or some shit. i just dont want this website to become a pc social justice blog
no just mildly annoyed with you being an immature condencending bitch who cant handle someone that disagrees with you in any way...whom I'm going to ignore now because trying to have a polite conversation with you is clearly impossible. you have a message of peace and love but you're kind've a douchebag m8
Goodness, I'm absolutely devastated. I've neeeever been told I'm rude before. What a completely new concept. Mission accomplished, though: I got you to go away :)
My only problem with Lgbt is actually somthing that I happening at my school, there are posters for it but it is only aimed at lesbians and (woman) who are bi which is just a little strange.
Then, when I was maybe 11, we watched Modern Family and Cam and Mitchell were introduced, and I was completely chill with it, no confusion or disbelief or anything. No idea why, I just wasn't at all affected by it either way.
And now I'm fujoshi trash but that's irrelevant.
When I was 12 I found out I was pan or lesbian. Still not sure, but I'm pretty sure I'm pan. I'm still in the closet to this day, so my parents and most in real life friends don't know, but I've confided in some friends and all my internet friends know.