so frustrated with the amount of stupidty present....
we had a guest lecturer in psych of human sexuality today. She is a staff member here at the school and she happens to be a lesbian. Her lecture today was about sexuality and how society has made sexuality an issue.
I found her lecture to be rather informative and engaging. I didnt find myself spacing out at all and i was interested to hear her opinions on most of today's social issues regarding sexuality. She basically told us her story, her background and history and what she has been through. After she told us that, she opened it up to questions because she prefers discussions to lectures.
Many people were asking repectful questions about her kids and stuff like that. But then, the class asshole (the one that has to debate with the teacher every class about something, and is always complaining how wrong the teacher is... ugh, he is so fucking annoying not to mention INSANELY conservative) decides that he needs to speak (we were all waiting for it too).
he starts going off on how he doesnt agree with same sex marriages and how "obviously if it happens it will be taught in the schools..." and the lecturer cut him off there. Why would it be taught in the schools? Apparently he wrote an editorial to the school paper a few weeks ago talking about the "promotion of homosexuality" basically this kid is terrified that if we legalize same sex marriages homosexuality is going to become contagious. After getting into an argument with the lecturer she told him to stop being disruptive and went onto more questions.
a little later on he starts spouting off statistics and saying over and over again "its a health issue, its a health issue!" ok YEAH, there are A LOT of health issues in the world today. People in the united states are dying because they cant afford health care and the country won't provide its citizens with health care. People are choosing to smoke cigarettes and do illegal drugs, and drink alcohol. Those are health issues as well!!! what does legalizing same sex marriages have to do with homosexuality supposedly being a health issue? Homosexual people are still going to participate in homosexual behaviors with or without a marriage liscense with their names written on it.
he was told again to stop being disruptive. The lecturer went on to talk about how she is just trying to understand people and their views and how different people have different life experiences. And maybe one day, people will be able to get along with one another after they just realize that everyone has been through different things and all these differences can be brought to one table. She also talked about homosexuals being repressed and condemned and how all she wants to do is live a healthy, productive, nonrepressed life.
asshole then starts in saying he isnt condemning her which she disputes and he starts to speak even louder, and is again told to stop being disruptive. after which he starts spouting off more statistics of people who were homosexual and then changed their sexual orientation and how there is no biological evidence that homosexuality is an inborn trait and that it is completely socialized (again the fear of contagious homosexuality).
its so hard for me to fathom that there are people like this in the world. it all comes from my life experiences and realizing that not everyone grows up the same... but its still hard to think of how opressing and rude people can be.
another girl in the class said something about how with her religion she doesnt support gay marriage but she always learned to love people and she doesnt not love or disrespect her gay friends and relatives because of their sexuality. which i can respect and is very awesome that there are people like that.
part of the discussion was then brought to the semantics of same sex marriages. it frustrates me that people are bringing religion into the debate of this. Nobody is trying to go to every church in America and tell them to marry gay couples in their place. All that wants to get accomplished with same sex marriages is civil rights. Gay couples are denied the rights that a married heterosexual couple gain when they enter the institution of marriage. Why wont people understand and allow this?? I cant see why half of the people in america are discriminating against people like this. Its a matter of equal rights not "promoting" homosexuality or anything of the sort. Why is it such a big deal? They just want tax benefits and insurance and everything else that is the norm with a marriage.
ugh, i just needed to get that rant out. i am sick and tired of hearing the fucking idiot president sit and talk about God and how homosexuality is against the will of god and whatever. No matter what laws are passes homosexuality isnt going to GO AWAY. Homosexuality has been around since the dawn of time and it isnt going to stop. So stop trying to pass these laws that opress and discriminate against people. It will still be there. So face it, deal with it, and move on. same goes for abortion, even if you make it "illegal" it will just go back to the days of coathanger abortions and women dying because this right was taken away from them.
i am just so frustrated and angry with our president and the state of society today and there is next to nothing i can do to influence change..... GRRRRRRRR.
ugh, i feel a teeny bit better now i spose..... ugh. i just dont understand some people.
I found her lecture to be rather informative and engaging. I didnt find myself spacing out at all and i was interested to hear her opinions on most of today's social issues regarding sexuality. She basically told us her story, her background and history and what she has been through. After she told us that, she opened it up to questions because she prefers discussions to lectures.
Many people were asking repectful questions about her kids and stuff like that. But then, the class asshole (the one that has to debate with the teacher every class about something, and is always complaining how wrong the teacher is... ugh, he is so fucking annoying not to mention INSANELY conservative) decides that he needs to speak (we were all waiting for it too).
he starts going off on how he doesnt agree with same sex marriages and how "obviously if it happens it will be taught in the schools..." and the lecturer cut him off there. Why would it be taught in the schools? Apparently he wrote an editorial to the school paper a few weeks ago talking about the "promotion of homosexuality" basically this kid is terrified that if we legalize same sex marriages homosexuality is going to become contagious. After getting into an argument with the lecturer she told him to stop being disruptive and went onto more questions.
a little later on he starts spouting off statistics and saying over and over again "its a health issue, its a health issue!" ok YEAH, there are A LOT of health issues in the world today. People in the united states are dying because they cant afford health care and the country won't provide its citizens with health care. People are choosing to smoke cigarettes and do illegal drugs, and drink alcohol. Those are health issues as well!!! what does legalizing same sex marriages have to do with homosexuality supposedly being a health issue? Homosexual people are still going to participate in homosexual behaviors with or without a marriage liscense with their names written on it.
he was told again to stop being disruptive. The lecturer went on to talk about how she is just trying to understand people and their views and how different people have different life experiences. And maybe one day, people will be able to get along with one another after they just realize that everyone has been through different things and all these differences can be brought to one table. She also talked about homosexuals being repressed and condemned and how all she wants to do is live a healthy, productive, nonrepressed life.
asshole then starts in saying he isnt condemning her which she disputes and he starts to speak even louder, and is again told to stop being disruptive. after which he starts spouting off more statistics of people who were homosexual and then changed their sexual orientation and how there is no biological evidence that homosexuality is an inborn trait and that it is completely socialized (again the fear of contagious homosexuality).
its so hard for me to fathom that there are people like this in the world. it all comes from my life experiences and realizing that not everyone grows up the same... but its still hard to think of how opressing and rude people can be.
another girl in the class said something about how with her religion she doesnt support gay marriage but she always learned to love people and she doesnt not love or disrespect her gay friends and relatives because of their sexuality. which i can respect and is very awesome that there are people like that.
part of the discussion was then brought to the semantics of same sex marriages. it frustrates me that people are bringing religion into the debate of this. Nobody is trying to go to every church in America and tell them to marry gay couples in their place. All that wants to get accomplished with same sex marriages is civil rights. Gay couples are denied the rights that a married heterosexual couple gain when they enter the institution of marriage. Why wont people understand and allow this?? I cant see why half of the people in america are discriminating against people like this. Its a matter of equal rights not "promoting" homosexuality or anything of the sort. Why is it such a big deal? They just want tax benefits and insurance and everything else that is the norm with a marriage.
ugh, i just needed to get that rant out. i am sick and tired of hearing the fucking idiot president sit and talk about God and how homosexuality is against the will of god and whatever. No matter what laws are passes homosexuality isnt going to GO AWAY. Homosexuality has been around since the dawn of time and it isnt going to stop. So stop trying to pass these laws that opress and discriminate against people. It will still be there. So face it, deal with it, and move on. same goes for abortion, even if you make it "illegal" it will just go back to the days of coathanger abortions and women dying because this right was taken away from them.
i am just so frustrated and angry with our president and the state of society today and there is next to nothing i can do to influence change..... GRRRRRRRR.
ugh, i feel a teeny bit better now i spose..... ugh. i just dont understand some people.