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I don't think I would ever resort to piracy, as a middle aged guy with a family, the reward is not worth the risk to me plus I am lucky enough to be able to aff

I don't think I would ever resort to piracy, as a middle aged guy with a family, the reward is not worth the risk to me plus I am lucky enough to be able to afford to watch what I want if I really want it. With that said the quality of options available on streaming services has really gone down. I am subscribed to Netflix, Prime, Disney+, Apple, Hulu and HBO Max; and there is nothing to watch. I am likely going to cancel Apple, HBO Max, Hulu and Netflix shortly. My kids like Disney+ although personally I am concerned with the channels attempts to front and center homosexuality targeted at kids. This is a personal issue I am not seeking to change anyone's opinion or mind or lead a boycott against Disney. Its just something that I don't like for my kids. So depending on if the amount of animated LGBTQ content increases on the channel I will likely cancel that as well.

dkdbejwi383 4y ago
> I am concerned with the channels attempts to front and center homosexuality targeted at kids This is the first I've heard this complaint. Could you share some examples of this type of content and why it's concerning to you? I don't have Disney+ or kids.
- wonderwonder 4y ago
  There have been several times, generally during pride month where gay focused shows have been the top items displayed on my kids accounts when they login. Adult accounts are fine. They are animated and kid friendly shows so they encourage children to click on them. Really don't want my kids watching an animated show telling them how to come out. Another is a large number of recent Disney movies feature LGBTQ main characters such as Strange World. This is fine I am not telling a company what to make but I generally try to limit my kids exposure to homosexuality and the main character in an animated movie being gay makes that difficult and leads to me having to tell my kids they can't watch something while being vague on the reason. I'm not anti gay, I'm pro gay marriage and pro adults doing whatever they want. I just want to limit my kids exposure to it while they are young. Just a personal choice.
  - ryandrake 4y ago
    I know I'm not going to change your mind, but this viewpoint just seems so strange and morbidly fascinating. What exactly does "exposure to homosexuality" even mean? These shows and movies aren't depicting gay sex. They aren't trying to convince straight kids that they are gay. They aren't even advocating politics. What specific content do you object to? My kid is Disney movie aged, and we've watched em all--it's exhausting. But, I've never seen anything even remotely objectionable. "Gays exist" is about as far as any of them go. Is that really what's objectionable?
    - jsmith45 4y ago
      While I cannot speak for OP, I have noticed that some people seem to view non-straight orientations as inherently sexual. To those people any reference to having a same sex spouse (or that you date members of the same sex, etc.) is equivalent to mentioning that you engage in BDSM. I do think most people would be weirded about about a kids show having characters that mention they are into BDSM would be weird and inappropriate. Of course mentioning that you are not straight is no more inherently sexual than mentioning that you have an opposite sex spouse, or that you like people of the opposite sex romantically. Honestly, I think a large part of the issue is use of the phrase "homosexual" in many places where "homoromatic" would be better (and people equating the word "gay" with homosexual, rather than homoromantic). In plenty of circumstances discussing who you find hot or who you are sleeping with would be inappropriate, while mentioning who you are dating, or married to would not be inappropriate. For example, I probably should not know who my boss is sleeping with, but it would not be weird to know who they are married to, if not married, to know their long term dating partner. The fact that most people sleep with those they date, and that their romantic orientation tends to align with sexual orientation is not really relevant.
      - wonderwonder 4y ago
        I agree with this to a point but I think a lot of this has to do with the overt sexualization of pro gay demonstrations. Pride parades contain a lot of heightened sexuality. One of the drivers of my point of view (which for me is relatively new) and my aversion to letting my kids watch gay shows was I accidentally drove passed a pride parade with my young kid a while ago and he saw several men walking with their rear ends sexually exposed. Sex vs romantic intentions is often associated with homosexuality but its not only the fault of the people wishing to limit exposure of their kids to it, its also the fault of those advocating for it. I am 100% for adults doing whatever they want sexually in the privacy of their homes, I just disagree with pulling bystanders into it. This is different that romantic displays, if a couple of gay dudes want to walk down the street dressed in a tshirt and jeans holding hands, more power to them.
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dkdbejwi383 4y ago

> I am concerned with the channels attempts to front and center homosexuality targeted at kids This is the first I've heard this complaint. Could you share some examples of this type of content and why it's concerning to you? I don't have Disney+ or kids.

wonderwonder 4y ago
There have been several times, generally during pride month where gay focused shows have been the top items displayed on my kids accounts when they login. Adult accounts are fine. They are animated and kid friendly shows so they encourage children to click on them. Really don't want my kids watching an animated show telling them how to come out. Another is a large number of recent Disney movies feature LGBTQ main characters such as Strange World. This is fine I am not telling a company what to make but I generally try to limit my kids exposure to homosexuality and the main character in an animated movie being gay makes that difficult and leads to me having to tell my kids they can't watch something while being vague on the reason. I'm not anti gay, I'm pro gay marriage and pro adults doing whatever they want. I just want to limit my kids exposure to it while they are young. Just a personal choice.
- ryandrake 4y ago
  I know I'm not going to change your mind, but this viewpoint just seems so strange and morbidly fascinating. What exactly does "exposure to homosexuality" even mean? These shows and movies aren't depicting gay sex. They aren't trying to convince straight kids that they are gay. They aren't even advocating politics. What specific content do you object to? My kid is Disney movie aged, and we've watched em all--it's exhausting. But, I've never seen anything even remotely objectionable. "Gays exist" is about as far as any of them go. Is that really what's objectionable?
  - jsmith45 4y ago
    While I cannot speak for OP, I have noticed that some people seem to view non-straight orientations as inherently sexual. To those people any reference to having a same sex spouse (or that you date members of the same sex, etc.) is equivalent to mentioning that you engage in BDSM. I do think most people would be weirded about about a kids show having characters that mention they are into BDSM would be weird and inappropriate. Of course mentioning that you are not straight is no more inherently sexual than mentioning that you have an opposite sex spouse, or that you like people of the opposite sex romantically. Honestly, I think a large part of the issue is use of the phrase "homosexual" in many places where "homoromatic" would be better (and people equating the word "gay" with homosexual, rather than homoromantic). In plenty of circumstances discussing who you find hot or who you are sleeping with would be inappropriate, while mentioning who you are dating, or married to would not be inappropriate. For example, I probably should not know who my boss is sleeping with, but it would not be weird to know who they are married to, if not married, to know their long term dating partner. The fact that most people sleep with those they date, and that their romantic orientation tends to align with sexual orientation is not really relevant.
    - wonderwonder 4y ago
      I agree with this to a point but I think a lot of this has to do with the overt sexualization of pro gay demonstrations. Pride parades contain a lot of heightened sexuality. One of the drivers of my point of view (which for me is relatively new) and my aversion to letting my kids watch gay shows was I accidentally drove passed a pride parade with my young kid a while ago and he saw several men walking with their rear ends sexually exposed. Sex vs romantic intentions is often associated with homosexuality but its not only the fault of the people wishing to limit exposure of their kids to it, its also the fault of those advocating for it. I am 100% for adults doing whatever they want sexually in the privacy of their homes, I just disagree with pulling bystanders into it. This is different that romantic displays, if a couple of gay dudes want to walk down the street dressed in a tshirt and jeans holding hands, more power to them.
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