You'll get called a conspiracy theorist if you repeat what Joe Biden himself stated in 2013.
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It pretty much entirely began with Will and Grace, which was popular among kids and teens.
I was a teen in that era and it seemed everyone watched that show. Friends had already conditioned the populace to watch shows which revolved around sex, so a show that was about a woman and her gay friend (who himself acted "normal" 95% of the time) was just another step down the line. Any push back against homosexuality was deemed nothing put puritanical bigotry after that, because an entire generation thought gay people were funny.
I never cared for Friends myself; just felt like everyone in the cast was much too feminine.
I enjoyed Night Court; especially the antics of Dan Fielding.
I wasn't much older than you were at the time. People deep down know what is right and wrong, even if they are conditioned to believe otherwise. (that's why they must be conditioned, it's not a natural state to be in)
I always thought homosexuality was freaking weird, even though I was definitely conditioned to accept it or be considered a bigot. I had a friend who was gay, and I remember thinking at the time, "Well as long as he isn't asking ME to go that route, it's not my problem".
I still feel the same way, though my understanding of just how immoral it is has changed. It really is his problem, but if I could go back I would have made it clear that it was wrong and tried to correct him. My understanding of casual sex has definitely changed (you are right about the Friends normalizing that stuff), but even then I knew there was something off about it, I just had not heard anyone voicing opposition. Most of what I heard back then was negative stuff about being a virgin or whatever. I totally get it now. It's insecure/immoral people trying to normalize their behavior, same as the gays. They attack what is good rather than fix their own problems, because that's easier than admitting you are wrong.
I wish I had the awareness I have now so I could articulate it better then. Everyone knows it doesn't feel right though. Notice that no one portrays homosexuality as righteous, just as normal or tolerable. Same with casual sex.