No, neither one of them is a disease...
So I'm sure all of you lovelies who only exist in my mind are smart enough to know that being homosexual is not a disease and that homophobia is not a real phobia.
I know, interesting topic, isn't it? But I just wanted to tell a story so all of you lovely people who do not exist can understand how idiotic and close-minded people can be.
I go to a Christian college, right? And my psych professor, for reasons unbeknownst to me, decided to dedicate an entire class period to talking about homosexuality and how to treat people that are gay. So I'm sitting there in my front row seat, getting angrier and angrier as he keeps saying that people I consider to be friends are sick and nasty and diseased. Eventually the topic changes... slightly... and we're talking about gay people holding positions of power in the church. And one girl says that she wouldn't feel comfortable with that because she'd be afraid what would happen to the "little boys."
I'd been holding my tongue the entire class because I didn't want to say something I'd regret, but that was the last straw. So I raise my hand as high as it will go and eventually my teacher calls on me.
"I personally don't see the problem with having gay people in positions of power. Yes, younger boys are impressionable, but there is more to someone than their sexuality. The assumption that all gay men are pedophiles is just a stereotype. Yes, some gay men are pedophiles, but some heterosexual men are too, so the assumption that being gay makes you a pedophile is completely false and unfair."
My teacher's response? "Yes, that's true." And then he moves on to call on the next person. Nothing more, just brushes me off and starts talking about something else.
In another psych class, we were learning about phobias. We went over stuff like arachnophobia and agoraphobia, and one kid asks if homophobia counts. I whisper loudly, "No!" Luckily my teacher agrees with me for once and explains that homophobia is a product of the media portraying both Christians and homosexuals in negative lights, which turn one against the other.
But obviously this got me wondering. Christian education keeps everyone so sheltered that they're not prepared to face the world once they're out. They don't know how to treat people who have different morals and beliefs and they pity everyone who hasn't been "saved." This attitude turns people away from them and they unintentionally alienate themselves from potential friends. And this needs to stop. Now.
And that's where I come in. I'm the one that gives these college kids their slice of reality.
Before I pack up and leave. Because I'm leaving next year and couldn't be happier. I need to get out of the bubble and back into reality like a normal person. And I can't wait.
I know, interesting topic, isn't it? But I just wanted to tell a story so all of you lovely people who do not exist can understand how idiotic and close-minded people can be.
I go to a Christian college, right? And my psych professor, for reasons unbeknownst to me, decided to dedicate an entire class period to talking about homosexuality and how to treat people that are gay. So I'm sitting there in my front row seat, getting angrier and angrier as he keeps saying that people I consider to be friends are sick and nasty and diseased. Eventually the topic changes... slightly... and we're talking about gay people holding positions of power in the church. And one girl says that she wouldn't feel comfortable with that because she'd be afraid what would happen to the "little boys."
I'd been holding my tongue the entire class because I didn't want to say something I'd regret, but that was the last straw. So I raise my hand as high as it will go and eventually my teacher calls on me.
"I personally don't see the problem with having gay people in positions of power. Yes, younger boys are impressionable, but there is more to someone than their sexuality. The assumption that all gay men are pedophiles is just a stereotype. Yes, some gay men are pedophiles, but some heterosexual men are too, so the assumption that being gay makes you a pedophile is completely false and unfair."
My teacher's response? "Yes, that's true." And then he moves on to call on the next person. Nothing more, just brushes me off and starts talking about something else.
In another psych class, we were learning about phobias. We went over stuff like arachnophobia and agoraphobia, and one kid asks if homophobia counts. I whisper loudly, "No!" Luckily my teacher agrees with me for once and explains that homophobia is a product of the media portraying both Christians and homosexuals in negative lights, which turn one against the other.
But obviously this got me wondering. Christian education keeps everyone so sheltered that they're not prepared to face the world once they're out. They don't know how to treat people who have different morals and beliefs and they pity everyone who hasn't been "saved." This attitude turns people away from them and they unintentionally alienate themselves from potential friends. And this needs to stop. Now.
And that's where I come in. I'm the one that gives these college kids their slice of reality.
Before I pack up and leave. Because I'm leaving next year and couldn't be happier. I need to get out of the bubble and back into reality like a normal person. And I can't wait.