I am the type of person who does not like confrontation. I never have. I was brought up that we treat people the way we'd like to be treated and you do your best to never hurt anyone's feelings. It's who I am and who I've striven to be for my 47 years of life. But something has got me very riled up recently, and I don't feel like I should have to keep my feelings in, or placate anyone who may get offended. So here goes...
As I read article after article of the Kirk Cameron interview by Piers Morgan, I read about those who are hurt and or angry by his words. I also read in these statements of those who choose to write about it, that although they don't agree with Mr. Cameron, they feel he has the right to his own opinion. And here's where my blood pressure begins to climb.
No. I'm sorry, that is the most ignorant thing I've heard; he gets to have his own opinion and be homophobic? Let me clarify what happens when we just ignore these people who have these feelings and suggest that anyone that is different from them is perhaps "not natural" and "detrimental" to the natural order of things.
Homophobia is no different than racism, period. Had we decided that the racists should have their own opinions and points of view, we'd still have slavery and segregation. Someone had to step up and say, NO, you are wrong and we need to CHANGE this. I'm not saying that we're 100% changed when it comes to racism; that's very clear when you hear people speak of our President in a derogatory tone. However, we have come a long way from those disgustingly ignorant times of treating someone of color like they were not human.
When someone decides that being homosexual is "unnatural" and "detrimental", and we say, "oh, well, I disagree, but you have your right to your opinion", it's like saying we don't care and we don't want things to change. Because frankly, it IS wrong, and quite frankly it's unnatural for anyone to decide how anyone should else should live.
Let's stop being passive and realize how important it is that we grow up and get out of the dark ages and treat people equally. It's 2012 and I can't believe that we are still so incredibly archaic in our thinking. And please do not offend my intelligence with the argument of, "well, you can't choose your skin color, but...". It's so blatantly unintelligent, that it doesn't even warrant discussion.
So there it is. My rant for the day. I like to be uplifting and positive most of the time, but humankind has seemed to take more than a few steps backward, and it concerns me. And it should concern you too.
