FrederickDouglas
All Star
As of late, there's been a concerted effort on the part of certain individuals to compare the discrimination against black people to the discrimination against gay people. If a black person speaks negatively of the homosexual agenda, they are derided for supporting the same system of oppression that persecuted them. They say it's all a matter of civil rights and black people, more than anyone given their history, should support "gay rights".
But there are marked differences between discrimination against blacks and discrimination against homosexuals. It seems so obvious when you think about it. First, a homosexual can conceal their preference and avoid discrimination. It is not like black skin that is obvious to all onlookers. Hence why it would be difficult to create discriminatory laws that targeted all gay people, as any lawbreaking would be defined by what they DO and not what they ARE.
Second, there is no consensus on what causes homosexuality. Some say you are born with those tendencies, others that it's a result of your experiences. I'm not saying people necessarily have a choice in regards to their preference, I'm saying that compulsions, like any other, can be curbed and controlled. The counterargument is that it's not worth sacrificing personal happiness to be something you're not, which I understand, but it diminishes the argument to one of personal satisfaction. On the contrary, black people are black whether they like it or not.
Third, racists and "homophobes" are not comparable. There are plenty of people opposed to homosexuality on the basis that they consider gay sex to be immoral and unnatural. Whether that belief has any valid basis or not, they do not hate the person for their desires or who they are, rather they are repulsed by what they do. A racist hates or discriminates individuals for who they are period.
If you think it's wrong or ignorant to condemn homosexuality, fine. But don't compare discrimination against blacks to discrimination against homosexuals. It's not even in the same ballpark.
But there are marked differences between discrimination against blacks and discrimination against homosexuals. It seems so obvious when you think about it. First, a homosexual can conceal their preference and avoid discrimination. It is not like black skin that is obvious to all onlookers. Hence why it would be difficult to create discriminatory laws that targeted all gay people, as any lawbreaking would be defined by what they DO and not what they ARE.
Second, there is no consensus on what causes homosexuality. Some say you are born with those tendencies, others that it's a result of your experiences. I'm not saying people necessarily have a choice in regards to their preference, I'm saying that compulsions, like any other, can be curbed and controlled. The counterargument is that it's not worth sacrificing personal happiness to be something you're not, which I understand, but it diminishes the argument to one of personal satisfaction. On the contrary, black people are black whether they like it or not.
Third, racists and "homophobes" are not comparable. There are plenty of people opposed to homosexuality on the basis that they consider gay sex to be immoral and unnatural. Whether that belief has any valid basis or not, they do not hate the person for their desires or who they are, rather they are repulsed by what they do. A racist hates or discriminates individuals for who they are period.
If you think it's wrong or ignorant to condemn homosexuality, fine. But don't compare discrimination against blacks to discrimination against homosexuals. It's not even in the same ballpark.
