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The closest we’ve come to establishing “causes” of homosexuality are either genetic (based on studies of fruit flies) or pre-natal (based on studies of large families). Neither has anything to do with cultural exposure, and that’s the best we’ve got.
Cultural exposure does, however, alter what feels “right” to people. Attitudes towards homosexuality is one of the common examples of that. Only people who are taught that homosexuality is “wrong” grow up to be disgusted by it. A hundred years ago you’d see the same reaction to the idea of granting women or slaves or differently-coloured immigrants equal rights to ordinary god-loving men, and hear the same response: “It just ain’t natural.”
They say people fear what they don’t know. Homosexuality certainly fits that mold.
No.
Quite a few people, I’d imagine.
Yes.
Not much.
Okay.
Since homosexuality is (allegedly) caused by a synapses mutation, it’d seem hard to accurately explain how our animal instincts can be different in other individuals; how what might feel wrong in one’s heart, is the exact opposite in another person’s, simply because the brain was wired differently.
It is technically against the laws of nature, or rather Darwinism, however, since nature creates such instinctive feelings without anyone or anything helping or hindering, it is beyond our ability to act upon it.
Nature: We have to find or build large objects that can shield us from the elements, we have to find floral sustinence or hunt and kill other animals for proteins and fibers, and we have to acknowledge more than one kind of sexuality all because nature forced us to.
Not to y’all, you’re all liberal freaks who like ponies (like me, if that isn’t clear, lol): Acknowledging and accepting are two separate things. You can acknowledge homosexuality and eradicate it, but that’s obviously not accepting it. ;)
What, like homosexuality is radioactive and you have to limit ‘exposure’? Who cares? Some girls like other girls, some guys like other guys, and some like both. What’s so mind blowing about that? It’s so boring it’s trite.
…well…if I remember correctly those 2 groups have to save someone or something in order to be accepted…8S…
that said…do some research on Alan Turing
Not a bad idea.
“It’s always the adults that have a problem with these things, never the kids; the actual target audience.”
YES!!! FAITH IN HUMANITY INCREASED!! X3!!!!!!
THANK YOU!
I know what you mean and I have heard about that Legend of Korra thing. Even though I don’t watch the show, I think it’s great they dared to show something like that, even as subtle as it is.
When it comes to creativity, I don’t like when people are forced to have limits. The fact that we’re talking about kid shows, of course means that some limits are necessary, like nudity, extreme violence and traumatic scenes; but I don’t think that same-sex relations should be up on that list. I don’t think that showing such things, should be referred to as “crossing a line”
There shouldn’t even be such a line to cross.
It’s always the adults that have a problem with these things, never the kids; the actual target audience.
@Maskarade
Legend of Korra gave it a shot recently. Honestly, the reason why people are uncomfortable with exposing children to homosexuality is homophobia. Not hardcore hatred, but the more subtle message in society that even if you shouldn’t be mean to gay people, they’re still not normal. Children who grow up without being exposed to those kinds of attitudes won’t even think about that: it won’t even cross their minds that being attracted to the same sex is something odd.
Well, they kinda did that with that Zecora episode and all.
But I definitely think it helped with acceptance towards other people and I think even homophobics learned something from it, but there are people who excludes such things from these “subtle” messages. They’re all in for acceptance, but believe homosexuality is wrong and not a matter of acceptance.
We kinda need to change that way of thinking, without forcing people to do so. Just by letting people know that it can still be true love with the same-sex.
My Little Pony teaches the most basic of lessons in life and homosexuality should be one of them in my opinion. Again, I am not saying they should just go ahead and add some gay character to the show, but it would be amazing if they could, without people throwing a tantrum.
I was gonna write something else but then I had an idea: What if they just make stuff about accepting difference in general? How different is accepting that some like sports and others don’t to accepting some for being gay? Just make stuff about acceptance and maybe it’ll stick in their heads and grow up to think “Well apart from the whole gay thing, he’s not much different.”
True, and I agree.
But as you said “But maybe some day in the future, when people don’t go flying off the handle for every slight thing they see in the media” for that to happen, we need to start somewhere. A kids show is obviously not the way to start, but what I mean is; that we should have come far enough that it would be okay to show such things.
Though I would say it might be a risky- if not slightly reckless move, for the MLP producers to air an episode about same-sex relationships, but if they did, I would support them, in the hope that they could change some opinions of the public.
I’m not saying to throw it under a rock, I’m just saying… don’t put it on kid’s TV. Okay so I don’t know how to explain myself.
The other reason against gays in kids TV is other people. Parents drumming up drama and such. But maybe some day in the future, when people don’t go flying off the handle for every slight thing they see in media, it’d be fine to show it. Not like as a plot point or episode or anything, but if it were just there in the background or something I think that would be fine.
Fair enough.
I do understand what you mean, since it’s pretty much the parents job to tell them about that stuff, but personally I think it shouldn’t be something that is thrown under a rock until “they’re old enough”
It should just be like any other relationship and not something you feel the need to hide. I know airing a MLP show, won’t change much, but it’s a start.
Also, I think it’s fine if it influence their sexuality. It shows them that it’s okay to have feelings towards the same gender. It shouldn’t be something you needed to have a serious talk with your parents about.
You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.
I’m not homophobic but I really don’t like the idea of children being exposed to homosexuality for some reason. I don’t think it will “corrupt” them, I just don’t like the idea that it may influence their sexuality or something.
(I hope this doesn’t turn into a big debate or argument in the comments)
The fact that they’re not allowed to show something like that. just shows that we actually need something like that…
I can’t hold all of these ships!