They are always saying things like "A girl/guy shouldn't do this because that's not right for their gender"
For example, I have a tendency to wear no clothing. Since I am a girl, they are always telling me that it's wrong for me dress the way I dress because I'm a girl and I'm wearing such "gay-ish" clothing.
Another one would be when my boy cousin went away for 10 weeks and he never got a hair-cut. He came back with his hair a little long on the back of his neck and his mom was reprimanding him the whole way back about how he should've gotten a haircut, how gay he looks, how wrong it is, and so forth...
(This is just 2 out of the many examples I can name)
I'm completely basing my statement that my family is homophobic with this... Am I wrong though? Do they seem homophobic? Or am I just jumping to conclusions a little too quick?
2006-10-13 08:27:44 · 10 answers · asked by Staceyflourpond 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
Sounds like they are homophobes.
2006-10-13 08:30:26 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that maybe you"re jumping to conclusions a bit to early, but I think that it is in very poor taste that your parents would say something that is so discriminating. Now a days you could just tell your parents that you are monosexual(which means that you may look and act like your gay but, you are not). I would just let it be and try to realize that the time in life they come from. But besides all of that, no one has the right to say anything that is discriminatory especially to a youth. You are the future, and there is alot of issues involving genders etc. It is best to know who you are and go with that!!!
2006-10-13 08:57:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jamaison D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK the question would be are you looking into that type of lifestyle? If so then your family may cause problems but it is not up to them. My parent's were always racist but I am not. They would make comments like you have given about blacks. It doesn't really matter what your family thinks you should be old enough to make your decision yourself. Homophobic is a common thing for most people unfortunately our society doesn't just accept you for you anymore.
2006-10-13 08:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by apples2oo4 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-28 03:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have any idea what the word "homophoblic" means? Look it up. It doesn't sound like they have an irrational fear of queers. It sounds as though they disapprove of that lifestyle and its many negative consequences.
2006-10-13 08:32:14 · answer #5 · answered by beefstrokinoff39 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would stand up and tell your family to stop being such bigots, that in this day and age it is perfectly acceptable to do and be what you want. as long as it is not hurting anybody else
2006-10-13 08:30:42 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hm. It sounds like my parents! They kinda are. But they are used to the traditional way...
2006-10-13 08:34:24 · answer #7 · answered by Your_Star 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that they are homophobic. my sister is like that and i have absolutely no idea why because my mom is an anthropologist
2006-10-13 09:56:54 · answer #8 · answered by greenluxi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. There's nothing you can do about it and it's frankly none of your business how they feel. Just take care of yourself :-)
2006-10-13 08:31:29 · answer #9 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Conservative perhaps, homophobic, no. That is not homophobic.
2006-10-13 10:09:05 · answer #10 · answered by snddupree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋