Thread: Discussion of Homosexuality Acceptance (Split)

What I don't understand is how people think homosexuality says ANYthing about a person, other than their choice of sexual partners.

That's like saying all left-handed people are unnatural and intrinsically untrustworthy when it comes to money. Are all left-handed people the same? Of course not. Does the hand they write with say anything about who they are as a person? Of course not.

Think if I were claim heterosexuals unfit to parent....or Republicans or gentleman who prefer blondes or people who are pigeon-toed. It would ludicrous because these identifiers say NOTHING about their capabilities or even their personalities.

Homosexuality says NOTHING about a person other than who they have sex with, and anyone willing to believe it does must live in a very black and white world.

I could point to divorce rates as evidence that heterosexuality alone is not enough to ensure a cohesive family environment or the "proper" raising of a child (whatever that means). But even that would be missing the point!

The truth is that there will always be examples of bad parents out there, and bad people.
In fact, there are those out there who do terrible things and you'd never expect it because on the surface they seem like perfect Dick & Jane types with 2.5 kids, a dog, decent 401K plans, picket fence, the whole nine.

Perhaps that fact is too scary to accept, and so some people would rather believe outrageously inaccurate stereotypes as a way of feeling more secure about what they encounter in the real world.

However, I feel such stereotypes do not in any way alleviate fear or anxiety. On the contrary, they seem to encourage it.

I would respond to the title question by saying that there are always lines that can be drawn, because society itself is formed itself around these lines. But the "where does it end" argument isn't enough. And in my opinion, trying to set boundaries based on misleading stereotypes clearly isn't the answer either.

I feel like making a point. And posting a personal opinion.

If you ban out all differences of opinion, thats fascism.

Here is your crux of the matter, imo. I think that for society to function as a whole on an optimal level you will need to somehow vanquish difference of opinion.

Somehow is an understatement because I don't see some consensus arising about if a serial killer is wrong or right. Even though serial killers may or may not be a result of a sick society. But serial killers aside.

I don't see a problem with accepting Homosexuality, Polygami, Beastiality, Pedophelia. Since these forms of feeling and instincts exist, there is no point on burning anyone who feels them. Focusing on the sexual attraction and leaving polygamie out of the discussion; I think pedophelia and homosexuality is part of the same spectrum of psychology. Both are unusual forms of sexuality only one is more accepted than the other. I personally lump heterosexuality in the same psychological field. So this is not in the slightest means as an insult or demeaning to homosexuals. It is only to elevate pedophelia from it's negative confinements. With that said, I envision solving the public opinion disparicy (^_^) on this matter, Done by; Figuring out all of the causal factors which determin wether a man/women is straight/gay/pedo/into SM sex. Then we may be able to figure out wether there is case of a mental illness or a natural phenomenon.

My only fear and doubt on the matter is determing if this would not make life/love incredibly boring and if so maybe the universe has failsafes set in place to prevent us from discovering the secrets of attraction between different people (And in some cases, objects Whoah). Apologies for any incoherent rambling in the above statements. Hah. Darn coffee.