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Speaking of this, I've never mentioned this to ST. My aunt made a comment about not letting her children be around gays.

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Feb 21 '12, 11:52

So the extended family does not know, I have been forbidden to tell them. I could care less. Well my Tea Party Aunt has 2 kids, ages 7 and 12. She made a comment a few weeks ago when MD was debating gay marriage and say she doesn't want her kids around gays. She'd ask for a teacher switch (illegal in MD), and would not let visit houses etc. She thinks they will direct quote "Do something to her boy." Gotta love the ignorance.

This is on top of the fact their daughter's best friend is Indian, and they blatantly make remarks about it, in front of their daughter.

Responses:

why is that gay men are assumed to want to (a) make passes at homophobic straight men and (b) be so worrisome around male children. - Andie Feb 21, 12:12 5
- Venn Diagram Man, a circle for logic! Now a circle for fear! *they don't overlap* -- nm - con_carne Feb 21, 12:25
- too many don't want them to be around girl children either. there's no sense to make there or with most of the rest. - b. Feb 21, 12:17
- wait, of course we assume every straight man is a danger to our daughters. -- nm - TFox Feb 21, 12:17 1
  - yes, of course. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 21, 12:18
- Exactly. :-) - MDH Feb 21, 12:15
OMG. -- nm - Jen SI Feb 21, 11:59 1
- huh? sfan. -- nm - loosilu Feb 21, 12:01
You have been... forbidden? Wow. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 21, 11:55 9
- The quote: "You cannot tell the other family members, ESPECIALY not your grandparents. They are already not in good health, this will kill them." - MDH Feb 21, 11:58 8
  - I really can't imagine this. I'm sorry this is happening to you. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 21, 12:24
  - Me. -- nm - MDH Feb 21, 12:06 5
    - :( - - b. Feb 21, 12:09
    - when you say this stuff, I don't know whether to be more angry or sad. I just can't comprehend that your family would say those things to you. -- nm - loosilu Feb 21, 12:08 3
      - if nothing else, it reminds me of how much further we have to go as a society. -- nm - znufrii Feb 21, 12:09 2
        
        the lack of self awareness, alone, is stunning. They can't see that all of the badness is from THEIR reaction. -- nm - loosilu Feb 21, 12:11 1
        
        *nods* -- nm - znufrii Feb 21, 12:14
  - for the second part of your IM ... is that general, or specifically you? -- nm - loosilu Feb 21, 12:02
mean people suck. -- nm - znufrii Feb 21, 11:54
unfortunately, you can't pick your relatives -- nm - decline Feb 21, 11:54 1
- Well, if they're willing to disown you, you kind of can ... in a way. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 21, 11:55

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Speaking of this, I've never mentioned this to ST. My aunt made a comment about not letting her children be around gays.

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