WWYD if your child was gay?

[Deeko]

I only read the first few responses, but hzl, if you don't want to hear anti-gay comments, you should just lock this thread. Obviously they're going to happen in a thread such as this, because its literally ASKING for them.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Children are not pets. You can do what you want, sounds like he would be better off without you anyway, but why?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Because you're a heterosexual male, and you find the thought of two dudes getting it on to be disgusting. Two chicks on the other hand, that's hot.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Because you're a heterosexual male, and you find the thought of two dudes getting it on to be disgusting. Two chicks on the other hand, that's hot.

i'm not sure 2 chicks together when one is your daughter is hot.


but it does seem more acceptable for women to be gay then men.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

I really think hairy butts and anal sex come to mind whenever straight guys think of gay guys.

Is this true?

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Because you're a heterosexual male, and you find the thought of two dudes getting it on to be disgusting. Two chicks on the other hand, that's hot.

i'm not sure 2 chicks together when one is your daughter is hot.


but it does seem more acceptable for women to be gay then men.

only because pictures we see of two chicks together are staged most of the time.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: intogamer

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: intogamer

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
I wouldnt do anything. A sexual preference is something you are born with, not something you learn or choose. It can't be changed whether you want it changed it or not.

What about if he/she turned gay.

People just don't turn gay IMO. I think it's a preference that is there, whether it's expressed or not.

What about those that are 'gender confused' and become gay.

You mean a woman trapped in a man's body (or vica versa)? In that sense, they're actually straight. It all depends on how you want to approach the idea. Do you want to see it from your point of view or his/hers?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Because you're a heterosexual male, and you find the thought of two dudes getting it on to be disgusting. Two chicks on the other hand, that's hot.

i'm not sure 2 chicks together when one is your daughter is hot.


but it does seem more acceptable for women to be gay then men.

only because pictures we see of two chicks together are staged most of the time.

you are most likely right on that.

 

[Beev]

I don't think I'd care. It's his/her life and his/her choice.

 

[buck]

I would buy them a rainbow.

Seriously, why would it matter? I would love them either way.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Because you're a heterosexual male, and you find the thought of two dudes getting it on to be disgusting. Two chicks on the other hand, that's hot.

i'm not sure 2 chicks together when one is your daughter is hot.


but it does seem more acceptable for women to be gay then men.

only because pictures we see of two chicks together are staged most of the time.

:thumbsup:

It's acceptable because men think it is hot when two good looking women are in to each other. That's the only reason.

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem

Originally posted by: lupi

Originally posted by: TheFamilyMan

Originally posted by: fatdragondzc
sleep on it and wen i wake up hopefulli its all a dream. if not, time make a new baby and start from scratch. label this one failure and send it off.

We have many good, contributing members who happen to be gay.
You may not continue to post such verbal abuse on our forums.
Doing so again may be reason to suspend your posting privileges for an indefinite period of time.

Is that clear?

AnandTech Moderator hzl

Not trying to call a mod out here, but please explain why ATOT also has many good, contributing members who happen to be Catholic, Christian, et al and they suffer worse abuse at the hands of many agnostic, atheistic and anti-religion posters? Why are the anti-religious posters not sent on vacation/banned or at least held to the same standards mods like holding someone who posts something regarding anything but positive responses regarding homosexuality? I mean ffs, a topic was locked because someone called people who think Tony Romo is good "Tony Romo-Homo's" (which is quite fifth-grade but made me chuckle regardless) but I've seen more than one post bashing/flaming/attacking religious beliefs that had mods posting within...

QFT, although what do you expect in the new communist AT world. At least I wasn't disapointed in my estimate of the replies once I saw the thread title and number of replies.

Because anyway you look at it, religion is a true choice.
You are not born a Catholic. You are not born Baptist.
Religion has always been a center point for arguments because in essence it is no more than an opinion. And unfortunately the opinions of the masses can alter the world of people who don't believe in what you do. There is a lot of resentment when it comes to religion.

And I could find an equally large portion of people whom would happily make the same statements about gays.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Because you're a heterosexual male, and you find the thought of two dudes getting it on to be disgusting. Two chicks on the other hand, that's hot.

i'm not sure 2 chicks together when one is your daughter is hot.


but it does seem more acceptable for women to be gay then men.

only because pictures we see of two chicks together are staged most of the time.

you are most likely right on that.

believe it or not, this might be a shock to some, but there are women who enjoy seeing gay men together too.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Because you're a heterosexual male, and you find the thought of two dudes getting it on to be disgusting. Two chicks on the other hand, that's hot.

i'm not sure 2 chicks together when one is your daughter is hot.


but it does seem more acceptable for women to be gay then men.

only because pictures we see of two chicks together are staged most of the time.

The idea of the female body has been held to a high standard of art and beauty, whereas the male body is generally considered utilitarian. It falls more within our comfort zones to picture two women naked than two men. At least that's part of my reasoning when I ponder that question.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Because you're a heterosexual male, and you find the thought of two dudes getting it on to be disgusting. Two chicks on the other hand, that's hot.

i'm not sure 2 chicks together when one is your daughter is hot.


but it does seem more acceptable for women to be gay then men.

only because pictures we see of two chicks together are staged most of the time.

you are most likely right on that.

believe it or not, this might be a shock to some, but there are women who enjoy seeing gay men together too.

Yatta?

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
It's complete bullshit that hzl used her moderator privilege to reply to people as though she was posting in the thread.

i think the correct avenue to pursue this is by Pm'ing Derek
otherwise it could be construed as a mod callout

If she's going to use her moderator privileges to post personal opinions then, yes, I am calling her out.

my point is that peoples that are concerned about this issue need to PM Derek, he doesn't read all the OT threads, so your post here isn't going to get this the attention you seek

My understanding is that we don't get to decide when we think it's appropriate to call out a mod in a thread. If you have an issue with a mod, you "call them out" with a PM to Anandtech Moderator, if it's a Senior Mod, you pm Derek. I thought those were the only acceptable avenues of protest.

In thought a good idea; unfortunately I've got a couple pms that have been sitting in Derek's mailbox for about a month and a half now, and not a single repsone yet. So who's in charge around here is anyones guess.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Originally posted by: lupi

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem

Originally posted by: lupi

Originally posted by: TheFamilyMan

Originally posted by: fatdragondzc
sleep on it and wen i wake up hopefulli its all a dream. if not, time make a new baby and start from scratch. label this one failure and send it off.

We have many good, contributing members who happen to be gay.
You may not continue to post such verbal abuse on our forums.
Doing so again may be reason to suspend your posting privileges for an indefinite period of time.

Is that clear?

AnandTech Moderator hzl

Not trying to call a mod out here, but please explain why ATOT also has many good, contributing members who happen to be Catholic, Christian, et al and they suffer worse abuse at the hands of many agnostic, atheistic and anti-religion posters? Why are the anti-religious posters not sent on vacation/banned or at least held to the same standards mods like holding someone who posts something regarding anything but positive responses regarding homosexuality? I mean ffs, a topic was locked because someone called people who think Tony Romo is good "Tony Romo-Homo's" (which is quite fifth-grade but made me chuckle regardless) but I've seen more than one post bashing/flaming/attacking religious beliefs that had mods posting within...

QFT, although what do you expect in the new communist AT world. At least I wasn't disapointed in my estimate of the replies once I saw the thread title and number of replies.

Because anyway you look at it, religion is a true choice.
You are not born a Catholic. You are not born Baptist.
Religion has always been a center point for arguments because in essence it is no more than an opinion. And unfortunately the opinions of the masses can alter the world of people who don't believe in what you do. There is a lot of resentment when it comes to religion.

And I could find an equally large portion of people whom would happily make the same statements about gays.

Similiar statements maybe, but not the same.
My statement was just stating the truth.
Don't teach a kid about Christianity, don't drag them to church, never mention it, and until your kid reaches a public environment, he or she will never know who Jesus is.

As for homosexuals, I'm not sure what you should do to prevent that. Taught or not taught, rich, poor, tall, short, black, white, American, British, blonde, brunette, single parent, nuclear family, male or female.
It just happens. I'm not 100% sure why. Are you?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I would be horrified if I had a homosexual son. I'd probably disown him or something. If it were a girl, I'd be more open minded, I really dunno why.

Because you're a heterosexual male, and you find the thought of two dudes getting it on to be disgusting. Two chicks on the other hand, that's hot.

i'm not sure 2 chicks together when one is your daughter is hot.


but it does seem more acceptable for women to be gay then men.

Yeah I was going to bring up that point, but it sounds like at this point it's just a hypothetical daughter anyway. I'd hope that if/when he has non-hypothetical children he'll love them enough that he won't care if they turn out to have the gay.

 

[NFS4]

WWJD?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: TheFamilyMan

Originally posted by: fatdragondzc
sleep on it and wen i wake up hopefulli its all a dream. if not, time make a new baby and start from scratch. label this one failure and send it off.

We have many good, contributing members who happen to be gay.
You may not continue to post such verbal abuse on our forums.
Doing so again may be reason to suspend your posting privileges for an indefinite period of time.

Is that clear?

AnandTech Moderator hzl

Not trying to call a mod out here, but please explain why ATOT also has many good, contributing members who happen to be Catholic, Christian, et al and they suffer worse abuse at the hands of many agnostic, atheistic and anti-religion posters? Why are the anti-religious posters not sent on vacation/banned or at least held to the same standards mods like holding someone who posts something regarding anything but positive responses regarding homosexuality? I mean ffs, a topic was locked because someone called people who think Tony Romo is good "Tony Romo-Homo's" (which is quite fifth-grade but made me chuckle regardless) but I've seen more than one post bashing/flaming/attacking religious beliefs that had mods posting within...

Because calling someone a failure for being gay is not the same as blasting religious beliefs or religion in general.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: TheFamilyMan

Originally posted by: fatdragondzc
sleep on it and wen i wake up hopefulli its all a dream. if not, time make a new baby and start from scratch. label this one failure and send it off.

We have many good, contributing members who happen to be gay.
You may not continue to post such verbal abuse on our forums.
Doing so again may be reason to suspend your posting privileges for an indefinite period of time.

Is that clear?

AnandTech Moderator hzl

Not trying to call a mod out here, but please explain why ATOT also has many good, contributing members who happen to be Catholic, Christian, et al and they suffer worse abuse at the hands of many agnostic, atheistic and anti-religion posters? Why are the anti-religious posters not sent on vacation/banned or at least held to the same standards mods like holding someone who posts something regarding anything but positive responses regarding homosexuality? I mean ffs, a topic was locked because someone called people who think Tony Romo is good "Tony Romo-Homo's" (which is quite fifth-grade but made me chuckle regardless) but I've seen more than one post bashing/flaming/attacking religious beliefs that had mods posting within...

Because calling someone a failure for being gay is not the same as blasting religious beliefs or religion in general.

true.

but i can understand his point. i may not agree 100% with it but i understand it.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem

Originally posted by: KK
And what is the point of this thread. If anyone says anything negative, Miss mod is going to jump down their throats. Sounds like a setup to me.

I'm sure she was just trying to make sure no one got upset. There are a bunch of homosexuals on the board and talk of aborting kids and starting over (I think that's what I saw), and shipping your kid off can be quite upsetting.
And in a way it can be. Poor kid. Grows up to be something daddy and mommy don't like. Value drops. They start over. It's just mean. My bf was kicked out of the house because his father was embarrassed. If the church or the country club ever found out, he would be the laughing stock.

People like that are despicable. :| And they have the nerve to claim to have high morals...fucking hypocrites.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem

Originally posted by: KK
And what is the point of this thread. If anyone says anything negative, Miss mod is going to jump down their throats. Sounds like a setup to me.

I'm sure she was just trying to make sure no one got upset. There are a bunch of homosexuals on the board and talk of aborting kids and starting over (I think that's what I saw), and shipping your kid off can be quite upsetting.
And in a way it can be. Poor kid. Grows up to be something daddy and mommy don't like. Value drops. They start over. It's just mean. My bf was kicked out of the house because his father was embarrassed. If the church or the country club ever found out, he would be the laughing stock.

People like that are despicable. :| And they have the nerve to claim to have high morals...fucking hypocrites.

Well no one likes the man. But he is a father. He told his daughter that she could no longer date the boy she liked because he was hispanic. It looks bad.
Just the type of guy he is. It's a sad thing but definitely not the end of the world.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
It's complete bullshit that hzl used her moderator privilege to reply to people as though she was posting in the thread.

i think the correct avenue to pursue this is by Pm'ing Derek
otherwise it could be construed as a mod callout

If she's going to use her moderator privileges to post personal opinions then, yes, I am calling her out.

What personal opinions did she post? She made 3 edits that I saw on the first page in response to a couple members who suggested murder as a solution to a gay child. All I see are 3 warnings that if those members continued they would be banned.

I see nothing wrong with her edits.

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem

Originally posted by: lupi

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem

Originally posted by: lupi

Originally posted by: TheFamilyMan

Originally posted by: fatdragondzc
sleep on it and wen i wake up hopefulli its all a dream. if not, time make a new baby and start from scratch. label this one failure and send it off.

We have many good, contributing members who happen to be gay.
You may not continue to post such verbal abuse on our forums.
Doing so again may be reason to suspend your posting privileges for an indefinite period of time.

Is that clear?

AnandTech Moderator hzl

Not trying to call a mod out here, but please explain why ATOT also has many good, contributing members who happen to be Catholic, Christian, et al and they suffer worse abuse at the hands of many agnostic, atheistic and anti-religion posters? Why are the anti-religious posters not sent on vacation/banned or at least held to the same standards mods like holding someone who posts something regarding anything but positive responses regarding homosexuality? I mean ffs, a topic was locked because someone called people who think Tony Romo is good "Tony Romo-Homo's" (which is quite fifth-grade but made me chuckle regardless) but I've seen more than one post bashing/flaming/attacking religious beliefs that had mods posting within...

QFT, although what do you expect in the new communist AT world. At least I wasn't disapointed in my estimate of the replies once I saw the thread title and number of replies.

Because anyway you look at it, religion is a true choice.
You are not born a Catholic. You are not born Baptist.
Religion has always been a center point for arguments because in essence it is no more than an opinion. And unfortunately the opinions of the masses can alter the world of people who don't believe in what you do. There is a lot of resentment when it comes to religion.

And I could find an equally large portion of people whom would happily make the same statements about gays.

Similiar statements maybe, but not the same.
My statement was just stating the truth.
Don't teach a kid about Christianity, don't drag them to church, never mention it, and until your kid reaches a public environment, he or she will never know who Jesus is.

As for homosexuals, I'm not sure what you should do to prevent that. Taught or not taught, rich, poor, tall, short, black, white, American, British, blonde, brunette, single parent, nuclear family, male or female.
It just happens. I'm not 100% sure why. Are you?

Long before you, me, or even the time of Jesus many different groups of people were trying to identify/classify their thoughts and feelings into what we today would call Jesus/God; so while the precise name may not be there, I think it's a stretch to say the methodology would not form.