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    Default Hmmm....

    I hope I don't ruffle too many feathers by asking this....

    But I am curious.

    My sister runs a daycare center in Florida, She has for the past 10 years. She hired another worker on a few years back. He's never been any trouble, very kind, always quite polite, etc.

    He was recently spotted out with his boyfriend at a football game. A few parents that send their kids to the daycare saw him there snuggled up with his lover, and enjoying their time together.

    16 parents in this week pulled their children out of the daycare center.

    A part of me does understand why but then I am still not completely understanding it.

    Would most people react this way?


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    Because we all know that homosexuals are perverts who want to rape our children....and our cats and dogs, too. Makes perfect sense to me!
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    Damn,that's very messed up.
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    Default Re: Hmmm....

    that is too messed up... it's very hard to understand esp. if there was not a news article or some other incident that was say, in some way criminal.

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    A lot of parents are just pulling their kids out in fear of their safety. He hasn't done a thing to any of the children, which pisses me off more.

    These parents adored and loved Ted before they found out that he was gay, and now they are acting as if he's some sort of criminal or something.

    Blah, Whatever.


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    yes it is very sad that a lot of people think homosexuality=pedophilia. or they think this will make their kids think gay is ok when they are trying to teach them it is bad. sad they don't realize they are just building more hate and more predjudice in a world where there is far too much already.

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    Michael Jackson ruined a lot of sh*t for the public.
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    Pedophilia is seen (rightfully so) as sexually aberrant.

    Homosexuality is seen by many people as sexually aberrant.

    So there's a tendency to avoid what people see as sexual aberrance. In their minds, the pedophile and the homosexual are both driven by "abnormal" sexual urges, therefore in the same class of perversion, and therefore to be avoided.

    I'm just answering the question of "why." I don't subscribe to that myself.

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    i think its more along the lines of people dont like what they dont understand...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Zeno
    Pedophilia is seen (rightfully so) as sexually aberrant.
    Homosexuality is seen by many people as sexually aberrant.
    So there's a tendency to avoid what people see as sexual aberrance.
    It is no doubt partly just simple bigotry against gays; there are also people would not want their child in the care of someone of a particular race or ethnicity etc. But I suspect that JZ has described the type of (deeply flawed) reasoning behind many of the parents' decisions.

    There is also a strong tendency for parents to err on the side of caution in making decisions re their children. In other words, some of the parents who pulled their kids may think that there is probably nothing at all wrong with having a gay man looking after their child, but they are not 100% absolutely sure in their hearts that it is OK. They still have a little doubt for whatever reason...maybe only because they know that other parents consider it unacceptable and have pulled their children. So, rather than going with their gut instincts or best guess that it would be fine, they chose to "play it safe" and look for alternate arrangements for their child "just in case".

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    Ugh. That's really upsetting. The guy has given them NO reason to worry about their childrens' safety. Just because he's gay, that's a reason to "save" their kids from him? Please! Homophobia is one of the most vile diseases out there, and those parents should be ashamed of themselves... very ashamed.

    I hope Ted is doing okay, Rose. I also hope that he understands that the way those idiots feel is nothing he can control. Closed minds are terrible things.

    **muah**

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    Ignorance is such a bliss. PPL like that annoy me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onlythebest
    Michael Jackson ruined a lot of sh*t for the public.
    For real tho. Think if they saw (say your sister is a lesbian) and they saw her with her girlfriend affectionate in public. I think they would react differently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MojoJojo
    Because we all know that homosexuals are perverts who want to rape our children....and our cats and dogs, too. Makes perfect sense to me!
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    Quote Originally Posted by onlythebest
    Michael Jackson ruined a lot of sh*t for the public.
    Not that I think he's the reason, but I immediately thought of him too!! hahahaha

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    absolutely incredible.

    like tragic-beauty said, people are scared of what they don't understand. it's sad how ignorant and closed-minded our society is.

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    Thats just dumb...here they are teaching their kids to be non-judgemental against people and they do it right in front of their faces. Hmm.

    Geesh dont parents know that its probably not Gay George trying to seduce your children its more like Wierdo Wally next door. Those types of awful people are never who you think they are. Its the last person youd suspect. Hell, it can be their own dad for god sakes. Im just trying to say that people are eager to assume to the quickest thing they can piont a finger at. The sad part is they guy did nothing at all. Just being himself.
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    You cannot reason with this thinking. Michael Jackson has nothing to do with it. You cannot convince the Grand Wizard of the KKK that racism is wrong.
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    It IS Florida, folks...

    I fucked up when I was younger and for some reason moved to Florida for awhile. The first billboard I saw as I crossed the Florida state line - Imagine, if you will, a sloppily painted, mis-spelled billboard, as it were - that said:
    "Jesus is lord at Churchill's Catfish House Resteraunt."


    No shit, I am not making this up.

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    A lot of people see homosexuality as a moral issue. And therefore, don't want to be seen as "condoning" immoral behavior. To them, leaving their child in the care of a man they know to be homosexual would be accepting his lifestyle and thus immoral to them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brittany
    A lot of people see homosexuality as a moral issue. And therefore, don't want to be seen as "condoning" immoral behavior. To them, leaving their child in the care of a man they know to be homosexual would be accepting his lifestyle and thus immoral to them.
    While I do not personally feel that homosexuality is immoral, I would have a level of respect for this line of thinking. I think you're giving them too much credit, though
    "The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind."
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    -His reply

    "If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs."
    -David Daye

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