Okay, I've got work piling up on me by the second, so I'm not sure how much blogging I'll be able to do for the next couple days, but we'll see about that.
Anyway, I want to change the tone here a little today and bring up something I haven't really covered for a while. I used to write a lot more posts on a moral/philosophical/ethical level, but lately, everything has been purely political. Where's the fun in that? I may be a TV/Radio/Film major, but I also love moral philosophy and related topics (including those related to terminology, as you'll see in a second).
Yeah. So, in accordance with my desire to get back to these kinds of posts, here's something I brought up a while back, but never got an answer to, and it's in the form of a hypothetical question:
Mr. X and Mr. Y are friends. Both of them have certain beliefs about the world, including the morality of various sexual behavior. For example, Mr. X believes that it's immoral to have sexual relations outside of marriage. Mr. Y believes that it's immoral to have sexual relations with a member of your own gender.
So, here's the question: Based on that information, and that information alone (nothing about unions, marriage, equality, or anything, but just the behavior itself), why is it that society can, at worst, call Mr. X a "prude" or "old-fashioned," but it can call Mr. Y a hateful, homophobic, intolerant bigot?
Discuss.
Posted by CD on March 15, 2004 11:41 AMDiscuss, huh? Okay, here's my thoughts. What difference does it make if someone cheats on their spouse? Everyone does it. At least that's what everyone says. It is so common place now that no one blinks an eye anymore; unless you are the one hurt because of it. Society just doesn't care about that anymore. It has become acceptable. Now, Mr. Y is a hateful homophobic bigot because a certain group of people want everyone to think he is. You said this wasn't a politcal discussion, but it is. The gays and lesbians have to put a bad name to anyone that disagrees with them. Why? You tell me. I think it's childish. Aren't we in America? Can't we have an opinion, even it is not liked by everyone? Doesn't seem that way anymore.
Posted by: Lani at March 15, 2004 02:42 PMBecause homosexuality is "normal" and monogamy is a strange "curiosity"? The two aren't mutually exclusive, of course, but you'd think they were by the way harsh discourse can make it seem like they are.
I blame rock'n'roll...
;)
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say it's because Mr. X makes judgments about people based on certain choices they make (cheating on their spouses), while Mr. Y makes judgments about people based on the way they were born (and it's really difficult to imagine people choosing a lifestyle that is obviously discriminated against).
Posted by: Colin at March 16, 2004 09:45 AMI don't know about that, Colin. Some say that males are predisposed to promiscuity, but we still make judgments based on how they choose to react to those natural urges.
I still don't see where the hatred comes in, in any case.
Posted by: CD at March 16, 2004 11:31 AMOh yeah, by the way:
...it's really difficult to imagine people choosing a lifestyle that is obviously discriminated against.
I chose to be a Republican. Does that count for anything?
;)
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