Should kids & family movies have gay characters?

Mar 19, 2017 1:30:40 GMT deembastille said:

Mar 19, 2017 1:22:02 GMT Toasted Cheese said:

By that same token, there is no proof that anyone is born heterosexual.  How can you have that kind of memory in your earliest years to know that you have to be attracted to the opposite sex?  Why is of concern to you anyway, who somebody else likes to f<>k, be it same or opposite gender? Are you a control freak, that wants to tell others what to do and how to live their lives, just because somebody isn't living according to your own self-centered and self-absorbed rules. Are you insecure and fear the homos are going to take over?

I agree and I take issue with introducing young children to this concept...  I don't mean in a fantasy movie/show setting but a reality setting.  I work in an elementary school and outside our social worker's office doors are these 'its okay to be gay' posters.   I know they are MADE to post them but I just take issue with exposing really young children to this.   like Prek students.   little 4 year olds who still take naps during the day.   they shouldn't know what gay is.  if their parents are not comfortable with discussing this, why should the school showcase it?

The issue is, 99.9999999999999 ad infinitum percentage of children are growing up in a heterosexist, dominated and promoted society that is seen as "normalcy". They have a mother and father and male\female unions are set up as the societal norm. I can't speak for female children, but I can recall as far back around 4 or 5 as a male child, that I knew I was different and would get a little excited around some of the male gender, in a way that being around females didn't do it for me. I was very sexual. That was a "normal" feeling for me, but I knew by about 7yrs of age I wasn't supposed to be feeling like this, due to what was promoted and the disdain for same sex attraction. Most kids are not stupid, and learn to build up survival and protective techniques at a very early age. They just don't have the mental development or language skills to express themselves.

Again, I can't speak for females, but the large number of males who were going to be sexually attracted to females, would take what they see for granted. It is ok to be "gay" and for those children who aren't, then I don't see anything wrong with them being exposed to something that would be perceived as different to them.  Being gay is  different and a different sociology also. Unfortunately, the sexuality minority takes a back seat. When the argument of  "nature or nurture"  rears it's confounded head,  heterosexuals are the ones doing the breeding, it's their fault and they can just get over it. If children are taught and conditioned that no sexuality is superior over the other, only that one is more common than the other and they are both "normal" and on equal standing, then perhaps people might get a little more understanding and evolvement in the process.