Friday, March 28, 2008

My Gawd, when will it end?

So I subscribed to a guy on youtube, who records his boyfriend playing the pipes, Yes, I know another gay piper. We're everywhere! Well When I looked at his favs, I saw the following vid. I think the mother is taking offense at an innocent object, and she needs to learn to live a little. The objects in question are "fun straws" you know the straws that are looped, and curled. I still like them, and think they're cool. The mother thinks that two of the straws look like a certain part of genitalia meaning the penis. She filed a complaint, and well you'll have to watch the vid. My point is, when will the censorship end? if we are looking for ways to censor things, "Because they may be offensive." Then By all means, Cover everything up! No matter what you have, someone somewhere will find something offensive. I know I catch flack from some die hard Scots, who think only Scottish people should wear kilts. The old school Koreans are offended because my parents are American. Should i Buy a romantic card for Shawn, and call into Hallmark because the hearts, look like vagina's to me? And Gawd forbid I look at that, because as a gay man I am offended by them? (Ok, so I am not really, just trying to make a point) We spend so much time trying to protect our children, and yes we do need to protect them, but take the time to be a parent and talk to your children. Don't block something because you "think it's offensive, therefore everyone must think it's so." My sis Wendy has no problem with me being gay, and yes, even allows me to babysit for her. Her only question is how to explain to her children that their uncle is gay. She is not going to hide it from them, and she wants them to learn. As a parent, she is taking the task to educate them when the time is right. Shouldn't all parents be like that?

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