Originally posted by storch
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at that moment my client showed up. after a little watermelon chat with me the bartender comes up and chats with my client a bit then says to my client "your friend won't tell me his other name" without skipping a beat my client says "oh I know, I'll tell you" at this point I'm aghast and feel flush. my client says "it's secret" the bartender says "secret?" my client responds with "yes secret, strong enough for a man but made for a woman" (borrowing the line from a woman's deodorant commercial popular at the time) and winks at me. we are still friends to this day and I have done five homes for him since that time.
In my field, I also, from time to time deal with homosexuals. As well as Storch, I find that their money is as green as the next persons. It also spends the same. It pays my bills as any other. I have performed at gay/lesbian "wedding" receptions, and events. In fact, every Halloween I have a gig at a local bar that is rented by a group of "fellas" and "ladies" that like to have a drag-queen contest. They are all gay or lesbian. They also pay WELL. Also, to be honest, it is usually entertaining. There is not normally, believe it or not, a lot of gay/lesbian contact either. I had one person approach me at the first gig I did for them. I was wearing a mummy costume with a zipper on the back, and he tried to grab the zipper as he told me that he would help me out of my costume because it looked like it was too hot. I calmly told him that I was in fact, not gay, and if he touched me again that I would put him on the floor. He accused me of being a homophobe. I responded that I value my personal space, no matter who violates it. Man or woman. My stance was made clear and everyone now knows this. I have been doing that job for 7 years now.
My Point:
Is homosexuality normal. Of course not. Humans would be able to reproduce in that fashion if it were so.
As Storch says, I really don't want to see anyone swapping spit in public, man-man, woman-woman, OR man-woman. Anything more than a peck on the cheek should be left for behind closed doors.
Am I tolerant of homosexuality. Yes I must, or I would not feel right enjoying the liberties that I do as an American.
Do I need to teach my children that this is normal acceptable behavior? ABSOLUTELY NOT! I can teach tolerance, but not acceptance as normality.
My point as related to topic:
Does this need to come up anywhere in a series of fictional books,marketed towards children, before or after the fact, whether in storyline or not? Again, absolutely not. I relate this to Walt Disney and his use of LSD. It was not like it was daily dinner conversation, or BBC headline. Would you want to teach your children that drug use is acceptable. Or that it will give you fantastic ideas ala "The Sorcerers Apprentice"
I don't care if the character bio belongs to the author or not.
Children should not be forced to deal with sexuality at all until they are of an appropriate age. This age is obviously not set in stone, but use the moral compass of your own particular culture. For her to reveal this "character trait" when it is common knowledge that her primary consumer base consists mostly of children is, in my opinion, irresponsible.
For petes sake, have some common sense.
