Why so many gay couples in tv shows?

[ZMystiCat]

The shows creators are responsible for putting out immoral filth. They have the power to not act immorally and lead others astray. There is a moral obligation to be a good influence upon others.

You objected to one of my earlier comments by saying that some parents don’t talk to their children. That’s the matter I’m addressing with it being the fault of the parents.

 

[exnihilo]

Right, and I don’t dispute that some parents don’t talk to their kids. But we don’t as a society take the attitude that it is all on the parents. We have TV and movie ratings which indicate the age appropriateness of media. Beyond that we have laws that make it illegal to sell things like alcohol and cigarettes to kids. We don’t just say it is the parents job to talk to the kids and make sure they don’t buy alcohol or cigarettes. And we have a very broad legal concept of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

 

[prayerrider]

Exactly. And has been already observed here by others, the young are particularly susceptiple to this poisoning. That’s why homosexual and transgender activists have put so much effort into altering educational content, even story books for kindergartners and up. Parents have no say in this.

 

[ZMystiCat]

But we don’t as a society take the attitude that it is all on the parents.

I’m not sure that that’s a good thing. The responsibility for raising children is ultimately on the parents. They can’t expect society to do it for them. Sure, it would be nice if society didn’t make things challenging in any way, but I’m not sure the media is most at fault. Children will get exposed to this stuff from sources other than media. While it may not be the motivation, getting around to it through media is perhaps a lot easier for discussion than the checkout line at McDonald’s.

We have TV and movie ratings which indicate the age appropriateness of media.

Yeah, but it still ultimately falls to the parents what their children will see, listen to, and play. Even when California attempted to enforce some age restrictions in video games, the Supreme Court shot it down.

Beyond that we have laws that make it illegal to sell things like alcohol and cigarettes to kids.

The selling of alcohol and tobacco is hardly the same as showing something on TV. But even then, plenty of TV manufacturers today have built-in parental controls.

 

[edwest]

When the airwaves are flooded with inappropriate content and the parents were exposed to false and misleading ideas, at best, the kids will be confused. At worst, they’ll believe what they hear from others without thinking it through. The show’s producers and creators have to be onboard with the immoral agenda. GLAAD is watching them.

 

[ZMystiCat]

When the airwaves are flooded with inappropriate content and the parents were exposed to false and misleading ideas, at best, the kids will be confused. At worst, they’ll believe what they hear from others without thinking it through.

So it is possible that they’ll only listen to others in the worst case but won’t listen to their parents in even the best case? That doesn’t make any sense. It seems just as likely, if not more likely, that they’d take their parents’ position.

The only real issue I could see is concern about the ability of the parents to explain why homosexual relationships are immoral. If that’s the case, though, then we’ve got worse problems than the media, and purging the media of all trace of homosexual relationships isn’t going to help the children in the long run.

 

[prayerrider]

the amount public schools are normalizing it now makes some kids ready to adopt the title in order to define “who” they are and gain some attention.

This is undeniable. The term “social contagion” is very apt, and also explains the bizarre phenomenon of a sudden, several thousand fold increase in kids identifying as “transgender.”
To all of this I say, maran atha.

 

[GospelOfMatthew]

Parents have a duty to protect the custody of their children’s eyes and ears. There is no “well they won’t be influenced” because that is irrelevant. The fact is, younger people are increasingly getting access to porn and are increasingly more accepting of immoral acts. This is clearly a failing of talking with children about these acts.

Curiosity breeds sin, parents can’t shut down these discussions because they are important things to talk about, especially since it is common to go to one extreme or the other, either hate these people committing immortal acts or completely accepting it as a good thing. Neither is right as we are called to love and respect these people but condemn the sin itself. Parents have a duty to talk about this with their children. If that means not letting their children watch these shows, that is their prerogative. I think it might be wise to use these tv shows as an opportunity to open up what could be an otherwise uncomfortable discussion

 

[edwest]

This isn’t just a help the children issue. I’ve been watching the release of homosexual relationship oriented material for a while. Why is it aimed at kids in schools? Kids that do not have the mental or emotional maturity to understand what they’re looking at and reading? 'Start ‘em young,’ get those ideas in their heads so that when they get older, they’ll be compliant. And parents have no say about this sort of material. Why is that?

I’m sure some here remember the books put out by Scholastic while growing up. Great stuff. Now they’ve added out and proud gay material.

 

[WingsOfEagles]

This isn’t just a help the children issue. I’ve been watching the release of homosexual relationship oriented material for a while. Why is it aimed at kids in schools? Kids that do not have the mental or emotional maturity to understand what they’re looking at and reading? 'Start ‘em young,’ get those ideas in their heads so that when they get older, they’ll be compliant. And parents have no say about this sort of material. Why is that?

I’m sure some here remember the books put out by Scholastic while growing up. Great stuff. Now they’ve added out and proud gay material.

I don’t have kids of my own yet, but I can certainly see why some of my friends have chosen to homeschool. I’ve always believed in sending kids to school for the social aspect, but boy a parent has to be vigilant now.

 

[edwest]

A neighbor put out a stack of Playboys in the trash back in the alley when actual people picked it up. Dumpsters did not exist. Of course, some of us boys were curious, but the local moms collected the magazines and we never found out what happened to them. We knew they did the right thing.

 

[edwest]

Kids can get, and we did get, a lot of social interaction with the neighbor kids and their parents. Those were the days of stay at home moms. Being young, it surprised me that everybody’s house looked pretty much like everybody else’s. The rules were pretty consistent. It was not uncommon to get a spanking. You were told to do things and told how to do them right. I could relate to the people I saw on TV. Leave it to Beaver. Ozzie & Harriet. I didn’t like the Honeymooners. Ralph could be a real jerk.

 

[prayerrider]

There is soft porn, including homoerotic, being marketed to children as young as 12 under the label “Young Adult Literature.”
It’s also finding it’s way into school libraries.

 

[prayerrider]

Stay at home moms, yes. Homemakers. A true vocation. Now routinely scorned and mocked.

 

[WingsOfEagles]

There is soft porn, including homoerotic, being marketed to children as young as 12 under the label “Young Adult Literature.”
It’s also finding it’s way into school libraries.

Yes, I know Twilight is supposedly okay for children 13 and up. I wouldn’t want my kid reading it (and it’s in Jr. High libraries where 12 year olds can certainly get it).

 

[prayerrider]

Beware an author named Jandy Nelson, among others. I was supposed to read a novel by her for a class and couldn’t get past the first chapter. Sexual content for middle schoolers, in the first few pages. Keeps them turning those pages, I guess.

 

[WingsOfEagles]

Beware an author named Jandy Nelson, among others. I was supposed to read a novel by her for a class and couldn’t get past the first chapter. Sexual content for middle schoolers, in the first few pages. Keeps them turning those pages, I guess.

The problem is these books have a reading level easy enough for kids, but the content is really an adult read.

 

[edwest]

All by itself? From the GLSEN web site:

Championing LGBTQ issues in K-12 education since 1990​

 

[edwest]

The whole point of the Women’s Liberation Movement was to destroy families and truly normal male-female relationships.

 

[prayerrider]

Ed, It’s a given that public school boards, principals, teachers and librarians have aided and abetted the sexualization and homosexualization of children.