[ SECRET POST #2286 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2286 ⌋

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Comments

[making_excuses]

I don't like it to the extreme we see on the internet, but using fictional characters to prove a point is quite okay in my book. Or to make something more familiar. I wish there where more bisexual characters in media so I could say to my family that I am just like "character A" and you like her on that show right? Because a lot of hatred towards minority groups comes from the fear of the unknown and/or lack of knowledge or personal experience.

Holding up signs with fictional LGBT people, when we got quite awesome Real Life LGBT folks, isn't how I would go about doing it. Though I did once use the argument "Neil Patrick Harris is gay and you like HIMYM?" to shut up my step brother when he complained about this gay celebrity in Norway...

We where taught about "everyday racism" in High School with the example: Person A hates all Minorities, except the minority person they play football with on the weekends, that person is nice, it is just all other minorities that are evil.

And to change that we have to understand that the majority of people are like the one you can put a name on, not like the ones you hear about on the news.

I know I had a point with the last part, I am not sure if it got through? Ah anyway I'll stop writing now.

[cloud_riven]

I wish I could that thing in the first part of your comment. My mom is the opposite with finding out anyone she likes is gay. It completely disappoints her, and she's downright hateful of anyone who is.

Anderson Cooper being gay is a well-kept secret from her. Even my dad, who is also non-supportive of gay rights, keeps that nugget of info to himself lest it sour her opinion of tv people.

[(Anonymous)]

You don't happen to be missing a sister, by chance? I'm torn between telling mine about Jodie Foster to watch her squirm, because I'm evil like that, and keeping quiet because I listen to enough of her vitriol as it is.

(Regarding what the poster above you said, I've long since given up hope that pointing out 'examples' of gays/minorities/overweight people, in real life or fiction, being actual human beings will get through to her.)

[cloud_riven]

Actually, yes I do happen to be missing a sister, but for completely different reasons (she's abroad at the moment!). The other sister though, she was the one I came out to first because she was the one I figured had the higher chance of hating me (a low chance though imo), and thus would be like ripping a bandaid off really quickly to get it over with.

I do think media helps humanize or open up the idea of relatability, but I certainly don't count on it.