to be fed up with working with idiots? Homophobic tendencies.

[nightowlmostly]

I am just so sick of the stupid comments I keep hearing in my staffroom, things like when eastenders was on today, and the gay couple were on screen.

It's so juvenile, people saying, "oh well, this is really inappropriate for a sunday, it's too confusing for kids". It pisses me off, because surely kids will just accept things like that without too much fuss, you just have to say that sometimes people are in relationships with the opposite sex and sometimes with the same sex.

I would have thought that it would be more confusing for a child who is realising that they may be gay not to have any gay relationships portrayed on mainstream tv. If it is on telly, surely it will normalise the idea in society in general?

There is a lot of people saying "yuk, ewww!" when they kiss as well, and it really bugs me because I feel it is so juvenile. Do most people feel this way or do I work with a bunch of morons, which is the conclusion I'm rapidly coming to?

I just thought we'd moved past this silliness and were grown up now, I hope this isn't reflective of society at large! I probably haven't put this very well, but I'd really like to know if people everywhere are like this!

I'm another one who doesn't like seeing/hearing kissing on the tv - not by anybody. Slobbery, squelchy, horrible noises... sorry.

I'm sure the BBC received 100's of complaints when EE screened a gay couple kissing a few years ago ( mainly because it was screened before 9pm) - unfortunately, you can't police what people find offensive. People complain about lots of things.

Eastenders has been having gay couples on screen since I was, oooh, 9, maybe. That's 15 years ago.

For the record, even though those episodes of Eastenders were the first things to introduce me to the concept of homosexuality, I am absolutely fine, and I don't feel confused in the least.

However, my mother is a mite confused, thanks to Eastenders, as she didn't get to pass her bigotry down,.

I'm another one who doesn't like seeing/hearing kissing on the tv - not by anybody. Slobbery, squelchy, horrible noises... sorry.

nor me

YANBU. I think the conclusion is you are working with a bunch of morons, sadly.

I think children should grow up with a mixture of heterosexuality, bisexuality and homosexuality in their lives. Whether this be friends, programs on television, etc. I don't see any reason why you'd need to 'protect' your children from images of two men or women kissing on television. Homosexuals or bisexuals kissing is not the same as them having sex.

I also agree with YouMakeMeWannaLaLa, it makes me lose respect and faith in humanity when people make comments similar to those in your OP.

I think some people feel yucky about seeing 2 men kissing as they are not used to seeing this. But the more things like this are shown on tv, the more people will get used to seeing it.

"Yes, but they don't want them to start thinking about something that wouldn't otherwise cross their minds, do they?"

Really? It's crossed my mind. Why would I assume my children are going to grow up to be heterosexual? I don't assume they'll be tall, or get married, or live in a house, or be good at sports. Why the hell would I mentally assign them an expected sexual orientation?

It winds me up when people go all funny about stuff like this. FGS we don't live in the dark ages, surely almost all reasonable people realise that being gay isn't a choice and it is an acceptable and normal sexual preference. I would hope if my ds is gay, he wouldn't have to suffer the personal torment and angst some gay men had to go through just because some people couldn't accept them.

Hmmm, this is a bit strange nightowlmostly
Don't you think you should be a bit more tolerant of people who are different to you? Come on, time to grow up and accept that people who have different opinions to you are not immature/bigoted/stupid/moronic/silly - just different. TIme to accept and embrace and be glad of that difference and appreciate the colour it adds to your world (even if really these different types of people make you go "euww")

You know that some people are in relationships with animals or fairground rides and even stranger things and as far as they are concerned they would like to be accepted and depicted on Eastenders as well, but some people might go euw.

lesley33 Mon 06-Jun-11 12:13:44
I think some people feel yucky about seeing 2 men kissing as they are not used to seeing this. But the more things like this are shown on tv, the more people will get used to seeing it.

Yeah that's a great idea. Training bras for 4 year olds anyone?
Rihanna video anyone.

My brother is gay and both him and his drop dead gorgeous partner are the most loving caring people I have ever met. My DS adores them and they love him to bits. It makes me so angry when I hear bigoted infantile comments, usually from small minded men. IMO they need to bloody well grow up!

Oh and you don't learn to be gay you are born that way

YABU. Don't hang about with people who watch trash like Eastenders.

ithinkso it's not a school, it's a staff canteen at my workplace.

takeresponsibility I'd love to avoid these idiots obviously, but unfortunately I have to work with them!

You know that some people are in relationships with animals or fairground rides and even stranger things and as far as they are concerned they would like to be accepted and depicted on Eastenders as well, but some people might go euw.

Archieleach, this is bizarre, are you really comparing homosexuality with bestiality? Shows what your feelings are I suppose! Also, I don't feel the need to be tolerant of ignorance, in whichever form it comes! Some things aren't a matter of "opinion", there is such a thing as right and wrong.

as i once explained to my dear brother, in this life you either work with arseholes, or you don't work at all.

Dbro has been un- or under-employed two years now :)

although where i work there are many out gays, so you don't get that particular brand of twattery so much.