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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 35 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Being uncomfortable around LGBT I can understand. It's dumb, you're dumb, you're stupid, but I somewhat understand. You've been brainwashed for decades and need a minute to adjust... I guess?

But scared?

And of all beings, snoop Dogg? Wasn't he pretending to be a bad ass gangsta rapper?

Afraid?

Afraid of two people holding hands?

Afraid of seeing a woman who might have some manly facial features?

Afraid of generally just really nice people living their lives?

Afraid of two (or holy hells, maybe... Even three!??) people that just love each other and live together in the same home and maybe like to do things together in the privacy of their own home that you maybe would not do?

AFRAID OF WHAT, YOU SHIZZLE FUCK?

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (5 children)

He isn't afraid of gay people.

He is afraid of having to have the conversation with his grandkid about gay people having a baby due to the content of a kid's movie.

Sort of like how a grandparent would be uncomfortable discussing procreation with their grandkid. Shit, parents are uncomfortable discussing that with their own kids and that is a far easier and more straightforward thing than discussing sperm donors.

He is scared that a kid's movie will inspire questions that he is uncomfortable answering as a grandparent.

[–] DrivebyHaiku@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Why is the assumption by these people that there is a sexual component required in the explanation? Age appropriate explanations are easy.

"Know how some families have one mommy and one daddy? Some families have two mommies or two daddies instead."

If the kids ask about the actual mechanics of procreation they are old enough to hear something like:

"Some couples adopt or they find someone to have a baby with who helps them make a family."

Was there any need to mention surrogacy or donors? No. Kids don't need to oversexualize queer people. Adults don't need to over sexualize queer people! When people are sheltered from our existence until they are in their early teens they tend to think of gay couples as explicitly just sexual relationships rather than romantic or family building ones that are as dynamic as straight relationships because they were introduced to them as a sexual mechanics first kind of way. It's dehumanizing.

[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

What will he do when his grandkids learn about his history and the incarceration and accusations, I'd be afraid of that more if I were him

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I remember when old people were boycotting Frozen because it didn't have the traditional "boy saves the girl" narrative. They thought it would inspire uncomfortable questions from their grandkids.

Fuck people who think like this.

[–] killingspark@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago

Did boss baby raise fears in parents that they might have to explain procreation? If no, then two mothers shouldn't.

And just telling a kid that every constellation of parents are possible, it's just that some matchups are more common than others doesn't seem like daunting task.

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think kids can even procounce or comprehend the words 'artificial insemination'.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Here's a phrase that every child can understand, "science made it possible".

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Sex is frightening. Don't pretend you've never gotten sweaty palms, or chickened out when it came to the clutch.

[–] joker125@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nah he’s just rich enough to be bigoted.

Crazy and sad considering the persona that made him rich.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Reminds me of when Dave Chappelle called his audience poor for booing Musk. Money and the Hollywood bubble changes people. There's probably a few that can survive, but they need to always be defensive.