Can I pretend that grandchild is not mine.(light-hearted).

[Burlea]

Yesterday my DN got married to her girlfriend. This week my DGS has been learning about sex education. He's a very young 8.
During the wedding breakfast he was sitting next to my DM(93) we could tell he had something on his mind as he's a very deep thinker. There was 12 people on our table.
After the speeches he decided to very loudly ask Great Grandma how do 2 girls have sex as you need a penis which of the 2 brides has one.
Of course it was at a quiet moment in the room he asked. We were all trying to shut him up but that made him talk faster.

I so wished I got a photo of my mums face. She was in shock. Embarrassing but funny.

Trevor I’m sorry that you still aren’t getting this - no one has said anything about mocking anyone. But the context is that this was said at the wedding of two people who may well have been on the receiving end of intentional homophobia where the same comment is made. The child was not being homophobic, but the adults present should have the social skills to understand that it might be irritating to hear these tiresome tropes at their own wedding, and though said by a child, and it didn’t even cross the adults’ minds that it might not be hilarious for everyone

I do get it, it was an innocent question from a young child that has been blown out of all proportion by the professionally offended.

And of course with question wouldn't have come up if it was a man and woman getting married, the man has a penis!!!!

Again, of course the child’s question was innocent. The adults’ reaction is what is off here

Don't you just love it when kids pipe up at awkward moments.

It sounds awkwardly funny. Ignore the professionally offended.

Don’t you just love it when you carefully try to explain the nuances of something to people but they just keep yelling “professionally offended!” at you instead of engaging their brains

After reading the replies to this thread my DD and I went around to the brides home to apologize ( they don't go on honeymoon untill the end of the month).
Both of the brides were very understanding and said it gave them both a laugh at my DMs face when DGS said what he said. They didn't take offense
with a few on the table laughing. They both realised we were not laughing at the comment as such but more my mums face.
My DD sat down with him last night to explain that you don't talk about sex in public.

If people on here are offended it wasn't meant to be and I'm sorry that an innocent question by an inquisitive child has caused upset.

I think Trevor's further contributions on this thread - the assertion that you need a penis to have sex - proves the point neatly of those arguing that this really wasnt funny.

It's nice that you have now apologised and the brides were very gracious in their response.

Nobody said you need a penis to have sex, the school taught this in sex education

That’s good OP, I’m pleased to hear it didn’t upset them and that they caught the expression on your mum’s face that made everyone laugh

Good on you for talking to them and good on you for apologising on here (which I don't think you needed to do, but it's very thoughtful of you!).