Even if they're racist and think that violence is an answer to any uncomfortable situation? I mean, where do you draw the line? It's okay to kick the shit out of anyone that you don't like the look of?
I think the law is a reasonable guide in this case. Holding bigoted views isn't illegal. Violence, or inciting violence, is.
Abuse? The fuck are you smoking?
To tell th your gay child they're an evil pervert destined for the fires of hell can be as harmful as a lot of what would unequivocally be considered accuse.
That's not where he was going with it though. Wookey said that parents telling their children (presumably any parents of any children) that homosexuality is wrong is abusive.
Does not wishing your child to be taught sex education (at school) automatically mean you're going to say those things? Is that what parents are telling their children? My sister is a parent. She has never said anything of the sort to her children, although she is catholic, and I'm sure the bible probably says such things.
Agreed. But some religious type telling their non-gay child that homosexuality is wrong is not abuse.
Whoa! I've said nothing of the sort.
How the fuck would you know whether your child was gay?!
It's always potentially abusive, since there's no way of knowing whether that kid is gay. Protecting kids from that potential abuse should trump parents' 'rights' to indoctrinate their children.
That doesn't mean I think it's ok or agree with it. Some parents may raise their kids to be communists or tories; you may disagree with either but the parents have a right to their opinions.
Yet you quoted my post, and nowhere did I say it was OK to tell your child they're evil and going to burn in hell. That's the realm of paedophile priests, not normal parents.
Again, you choose to be a Tory or a Communist (sort of) but you just are gay. It's not a choice.
Well if you're arguing that parents shouldn't tell their kids that homosexuality is wrong because the kid my be gay and that could cause them problems, I can accept that.
Do you often lie to make yourself feel superior?
If, in this society, you're not disordered and unnatural then you're doing something wrong
I'm sure lots do, as I'm sure lots tell their children that being racist is OK, that vaccinations are wrong, that the earth is flat, but I doubt it's the norm, and how could it possibly be stopped? Even if these parents allow their children to attend sex education classes, it doesn't stop them instilling their own views on the children once they return home.
You know, statements like this make you look like an awful hypocrite.
