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Each of us is an inexperienced parent; we can all only do what we think is right. What I think is right may differ from you, and that's completely ok. My main o

Each of us is an inexperienced parent; we can all only do what we think is right. What I think is right may differ from you, and that's completely ok. My main objection to this really started when I saw the short "Out" listed prominently on my kids Disney+ account. Its an animated kid friendly short detailing how to come out to your family. While I don't think that watching a show like this will turn someone gay I do think it can potentially lead to confusion in a kid. My take is that while people are generally born gay, that peoples minds can be changed or confusion introduced, in much the same way that exposure to pornography can induce / awaken sexual fetishes (I am not calling being gay a fetish). I am very open to the fact that I could be completely wrong and I am ok with that. My kids know about gay people and I am always careful to tell them that people are free to live their lives and be happy how they want. In the long run I don't think not allowing my kids to watch a few shows is going to have detrimental affects and just do the best that I can.

Mezzie 4y ago
> My main objection to this really started when I saw the short "Out" listed prominently on my kids Disney+ account. Its an animated kid friendly short detailing how to come out to your family. I hate shit like this. It's just pandering to progressive parents who will sit and watch that with their kids. No kid under 9 or 10 is concerned with coming out (or at least they're a very tiny population), and in middle school liking childish things (like twee Disney shorts) is cringe as hell, so they're not watching it. It's all about parents being able to give themselves backpats, which is stupid. Or Disney employees who want to pack themselves on the back for being progressive enough. Like just from an audience standpoint, it doesn't make sense?
- wonderwonder 4y ago
  "Or Disney employees who want to pack themselves on the back for being progressive enough" I think this is the main driver of much of the fault in current society. Not Disney employees but people on the extreme of both political spectrums who are relatively few in number but very loud. They take over the conversation and speak so loudly that everyone else is afraid of objecting for fear of being cancelled or made fun of. Social media has made the issue 100x worse. The majority center who for the most part just want everyone to get along have lost power. Everyone wants to tell everyone else how to live and force their opinions on the public. I just want everyone to be able to live happy quiet lives. This is not a comment hearkening for the return to the "good ol days" as I know that being gay or black was a hundred times harder a few decades ago. Today its no longer ok to be not racist, we have to be radically anti-racist. Its not ok to be pro gay people having equal rights, we have to be be for openly advocating for transexuality in schools. Its all exhausting.
  - Mezzie 4y ago
    Both filter bubbles suck. Being a mid-30 something lesbian is great. I either get to hang out in spaces that yell at me for being a degenerate or ones that yell at me because there are aspects of gender theory I think are bunk. On the left, it's not just that you have to be anti-racist, you have to be anti-racist in the right way. On the right, you can't just be anti-taxation; you have to be all in on Trump and ranting about illegals and drag queens. They both have really offputting authoritarian strands, and a large portion of them get angry if you leave the bubble. It's tempting to lay all the blame on social media's feet, but I spent a couple of years immersing myself in legal theory for work and I think we're letting Congress and our politicians off too lightly. They're all playing to it and lending it legitimacy because it's easier than actually helping their constituents, in the same way it's easier to focus all their energy on getting elected instead of governing.
dkdbejwi383 4y ago
Do you also object to content aimed at children that discusses hetero relationships? That could potentially lead to confusion in children who are not heterosexual.
- wonderwonder 4y ago
  No, I am biased though as I would prefer my kids be heterosexual. I am biased for many reasons, I want grandkids, straight kids & people generally have an easier life (not saying it's a good thing) and it's just what I'm used to. If my kid is gay though then he's gay, I love him the same. I don't let them watch anything overtly sexual though, gay or straight.

Mezzie 4y ago

> My main objection to this really started when I saw the short "Out" listed prominently on my kids Disney+ account. Its an animated kid friendly short detailing how to come out to your family. I hate shit like this. It's just pandering to progressive parents who will sit and watch that with their kids. No kid under 9 or 10 is concerned with coming out (or at least they're a very tiny population), and in middle school liking childish things (like twee Disney shorts) is cringe as hell, so they're not watching it. It's all about parents being able to give themselves backpats, which is stupid. Or Disney employees who want to pack themselves on the back for being progressive enough. Like just from an audience standpoint, it doesn't make sense?

wonderwonder 4y ago
"Or Disney employees who want to pack themselves on the back for being progressive enough" I think this is the main driver of much of the fault in current society. Not Disney employees but people on the extreme of both political spectrums who are relatively few in number but very loud. They take over the conversation and speak so loudly that everyone else is afraid of objecting for fear of being cancelled or made fun of. Social media has made the issue 100x worse. The majority center who for the most part just want everyone to get along have lost power. Everyone wants to tell everyone else how to live and force their opinions on the public. I just want everyone to be able to live happy quiet lives. This is not a comment hearkening for the return to the "good ol days" as I know that being gay or black was a hundred times harder a few decades ago. Today its no longer ok to be not racist, we have to be radically anti-racist. Its not ok to be pro gay people having equal rights, we have to be be for openly advocating for transexuality in schools. Its all exhausting.
- Mezzie 4y ago
  Both filter bubbles suck. Being a mid-30 something lesbian is great. I either get to hang out in spaces that yell at me for being a degenerate or ones that yell at me because there are aspects of gender theory I think are bunk. On the left, it's not just that you have to be anti-racist, you have to be anti-racist in the right way. On the right, you can't just be anti-taxation; you have to be all in on Trump and ranting about illegals and drag queens. They both have really offputting authoritarian strands, and a large portion of them get angry if you leave the bubble. It's tempting to lay all the blame on social media's feet, but I spent a couple of years immersing myself in legal theory for work and I think we're letting Congress and our politicians off too lightly. They're all playing to it and lending it legitimacy because it's easier than actually helping their constituents, in the same way it's easier to focus all their energy on getting elected instead of governing.

dkdbejwi383 4y ago

Do you also object to content aimed at children that discusses hetero relationships? That could potentially lead to confusion in children who are not heterosexual.

wonderwonder 4y ago
No, I am biased though as I would prefer my kids be heterosexual. I am biased for many reasons, I want grandkids, straight kids & people generally have an easier life (not saying it's a good thing) and it's just what I'm used to. If my kid is gay though then he's gay, I love him the same. I don't let them watch anything overtly sexual though, gay or straight.