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LOL! Like the Anchorman fight scene. "You gotta keep your head on a swivel when you're in a cock fight:" Ron Burgundy: Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really got out of hand fast. Champ Kind: It jumped up a notch. Ron Burgundy: It did, didn't it? Brick Tamland: Yeah, I stabbed a man in the heart. Ron Burgundy: I saw that. Brick killed a guy. Did you throw a trident? Brick Tamland: Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident. Ron Burgundy: Brick, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. You should find yourself a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you're probably wanted for murder. |
You misunderstand (I imagine that is a common occurrence for you) - you can feel however you like about gay people. I certainly can't dictate how you feel. But, I do believe precision in language is important. And given the sentinents you've expressed, bigot is entirely accurate. If you're frequently called out on this point and, as you say, "it's getting old," perhaps a change in your own attitude is in order - as you point out, you can't control what other people say or think. The easiest way to not be called a bigot is to not act like one. I won't get into the irony of someone whose vocabulary is so expansive that they the term "fucktard" criticizing others' word choices. |
| Sometimes I wish my DD would grow up to be a lesbian. I think I would seriously be relieved. Her father is a great man but I know that he is the exception among the few great men out there. Too many of my friends are married to controlling assholes. |
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We haven't experienced this yet at preschool, but last spring we were in a soccer class with a gay (female) couple who had two sons. I found myself hanging with them during most classes because they were cool and nice. My daughter didn't seem to find anything strange about their son having two mommies, or maybe she just didn't put it together.
Keep the answers simple - "some people have two mommies, some have two daddies, some just have one or the other, and some have one mommy and one daddy. every family is different." My daughter (who's 3.5 and has a beloved gay uncle) is fixated on weddings lately, so she's been told that she can marry a boy when she's older, or a girl. |
You seem very nice, but naive or willfully ignorant. NEXT..... |
| I don't even think this is a real question. Too many posts on here right now about "the gays" or acting like "a gay." Probably just someone trying to get people riled up. |
I'm not sure you have a good grasp on what those words mean. |
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My answer "because he does. what's why..."
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I think that PP's post was quite eloquent and precise, but you probably don't know the meaning of those words. NEXT..... |
| It's really not a big deal to kids. Even I, back in the 80s, had a best friend who had two moms. I didn't care about it, and even my conservative (immigrant-Catholic) parents didn't seem to have a problem with it. |
Awww, someones panties are in a bunch because they just discovered what the word bigot means and now they feel dumb. BOO HOO at the irony. Loser. |
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| I hear the gays can be found on the twitter. |
| People. It's "teh gays!" Do you all not know how to spell on teh internetz? |
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