A young guy we have working in the landscaping part of our company came in for some reason. He was chatting on his iPhone. I noticed it had a hot pink cover and I noted how cheery and bright it was.
The other guys made jokes about how he had a pink iPhone cover. Because you know, only gays and girls like the colour pink - this is how they think, not how I think. I don't have a thought about pink. It's a colour and a nice one.
I said that they were homophobic and that was pathetic. Then the following brief dialogue ensued between myself and one of the "pink fearing" men.
E: Come on Linda. Surely if your son came home from school and told you he was gay you would freak.
Me: No. If he came home and told me that he wanted to play professional AFL football I would freak and I would think I had failed as a parent. If he came home and told me he was gay I would say okay.
E: You're joking aren't you?
Me: No, I am not.
Then the young guy who had the pink iPhone asked me if I really meant what I said and I replied that I did. He said that was nice.
I can't imagine loving my child any less because of their sexuality. I can't imagine not liking a friend because of their sexuality. I can't imagine why people even think about another persons sexuality unless they are interested in them in a sexual way.
I just think it is crap that in this day and age people have to hide their sexuality because they fear how others will react. Especially in the modern society I live in. Imagine being in intolerant countries.
By the way, I used being an AFL football professional as the failed career choice because the tradesmen on site idolise the ugly, sexist, overpaid wankers that play football. I needed to make it very clear to them where my thoughts lay and that one hit the spot.
Besides, it is true.
I would freak if S wanted to be a football pro.
I am happy with him being a brony.
I am happy with him being himself.
Ciao
LC
Again, couldn't agree with you more. One of my biggest pet peeves are people that are overly concerned with people's sexual orientations and preferences, and the bigotry that ensues. Makes me want to punch them in the face, really. In this country the politicians are even jumping on the bigotry bandwagons, and they are the ones I'll never vote for. It's none of their damned business, yet they seem to think that their constituents' personal lives are for them to judge and decide. It's a disgrace.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on this 100 percent. My only concern for a child who admitted to being gay is that it's not an easy lifestyle, despite the strides in civil rights that have been made in recent years. But love him any less? No way.
ReplyDeleteKaren: It says a lot about people when they have hang ups about other peoples sexuality. And when a Church condemns it fascinates me when the message they spread is to love one another etc. Double standards.
ReplyDeleteLinda: Totally agree with you on that one. I would be concerned that he would find life difficult due to the lack of progress in true acceptance.