Tuesday, April 23, 2013
We Are What We Are
That's the way that I feel. During the class discussion I began to gain a better understanding WHY people debate the topic of homosexuality and disability so strongly. My issue with this matter has to deal with how society views people. As I said in class, we tend to label people because of habit. It's just how people are. Going off of this, I'd like to say that whether or not homo or hetero-sexuality is a choice or a result of nature is irrelevant. We are all people. We all have our life choices. The identity we form throughout our lives is a part of who we are. Our orientation in that aspect, is not chosen, but is a part of our overall being. With that being said, it is my personal belief that regardless or race, orientation, or religious belief we should be tolerant and accepting of other people's identities. We don't have to like them, but we're all human, and should treat each other as such. What do you think?
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I feel that the reason why people debate these issues so much is because of how we were raised as individuals. A family member may have had a hate prejudice against a group of people and therefore was passed on to their offspring, and spreading around to society. Personally I feel that it shouldn't make a difference what orientation you are to serve in a military role. It's like the integration of African Americans into the military. Political leaders fear integration because they feel that it will kill the reputation of a pure nation although other nations around the U.S. are already on to bigger and better things while we sit and debate hours on end for a topic that should mean nothing.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with your opinion. I don't care what another person likes or doesn't like; I have my own matters to deal with already. What another person likes doesn't effect me so I don't worry about it. However, I think it is human nature to try and categorize certain ideas and objects. The brain is naturally lazy and likes to think of different topics in easy to digest categories. A world where you have to analyze and understand everybody's different gender and sexual attraction is threatening just on a level of mental ease. I do think that this changing, slowly. Our generation seems to be more tolerant of different orientations and genders than previous ones.
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