real life rants from another teenager

parents & phobias

"they're converting our children!"

"it's too mainstream!"

"here they go again with this lgbt mess."

... wut even hdmdkidf-

  hey everyone. today we are talking about parents and homophobia.

  that's it. that's the intro. i needn't any other words because homophobia has a universal definition and cannot be twisted in any way. homophobia is the fear of homosexuals, period. parents seem to be more homophobic than others, and i am going to discuss this form of hatred in today's chapter.

  the words in bold above are some examples of terms i hear parents/homophobic adults say when people in the lgbtq+ community appear in any form of media. with "here we go again" being the most prominent phrase i hear, i always find myself wondering what exactly the problem is - the parents themselves, or the fact that there is more representation now than there ever has been?

  um, also, who tf is "we"? it surely isn't you and/or your straight spouse that you had kids with. you don't associate with their community, so why do you have such a big problem with their representation? you are not allowed to complain about two girls sharing a genuinely romantic kiss in a commercial when you allowed the child in the room to be present for the straight sex scene that was on your ER show. make👏🏽it 👏🏽make👏🏽sense.

  my thing is, representation is representation. it is showing human beings' lives, which is why it aggravates me so much when minorities get annoyed. we are still fighting for better representation in media, but you can't seem to understand that they are essentially going through the same struggle we do! make 👏🏽 it 👏🏽 make 👏🏽 sense!

  the other part about the representation the girls and gays receive is that from what i've seen, it's usually either
A) explicitly sexual, B) barely anything at all, or C) a token character.

  (like token black/minority characters which refers back to the fact that representation is still a problem for more than just us-)

  the thing about homophobia is that it is hate. for all of the super-religious parents out there, hate is a strong word. it is as strong a word as well as it is an action. homophobia can be shown through words and actions; from the sentence examples listed above to riots against lgbtq+ people businesses.

  i guess what i'm saying is, homophobic parents need to get themselves together. people that don't concern you shouldn't concern you this much. don't believe hate is okay when what your hating on is not your version "normal". don't raise your kids to believe that hate is okay. you should always be open-minded and kind in your explanations of the way the world works. if you, parent, are that afraid of your child becoming something you are not, that sounds like a personal problem. sounds like you don't know how to teach rightful values. sounds like you don't know how to educate. how to be a leader. how to truly teach right from wrong. and wrong is not gay, or lesbian, or non-binary or whatever you think. wrong is shaming other people's entire lives. wrong is hate. wrong is being homophobic.

a/n
  i'm definitely making this a series with some friends of mine. i don't quite know how it's gonna work yet, but do know that it's in store.
  also, this was just a quick rant/brain dump, so the chapter might be kinda iffy and messy, and i apologize for that. i know i kinda went off topic of the question with this one, but the next few parts will be more on track. i would never put something out that i wasn't 100% sure of, but i had to get this out before i lost the meaning of what i'm trying to say, yk? (if nothing makes sense, just look at the last paragraph lol)

  support all people, please.