Transphobic ad....

[Benji C]

So I was watching YouTube and I get this ad... 

 

[Jackie C.]

I can honestly see both sides of this. Involved, compassionate parents should absolutely know that their child is trans. Of course if the child doesn't think they can come out to their parents, their parents might not be involved or compassionate. If you were a good parent, your trans-child would have felt comfortable enough to come out to you already. If your kid can't come out to you for some reason or another, the school absolutely should protect the child from their parents. The government has a duty to protect our most vulnerable. That's why organizations like CPS exist.

 

This ad, however, is just a bunch of butts shouting, "I have total control over my child! Rar!" That's not a right. See my comment about CPS. The world is changing. No matter how much parents like these kick and scream, our society is becoming more tolerant. Some people cannot stand that.

 

I'm still sorry you saw this sweetie. Things are way better than they were when I was your age, but they're still not perfect. That someone would create something like this just proves the point. Of course we didn't have social media back then. Fire was the hip new technology and you never could have gotten graphics like that out of smoke signals. In all seriousness, advertising and social media just amplifies these bigots. There aren't as many of them out there as their howling would make you believe.

 

Hugs!

[VickySGV]

The Alliance Defending Freedom is an organization listed as a Hate Organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center and its actions have lead to tragedy for Trans Youth over the years.  Yes, this stuff is out there and we need to be well aware of it.  This is a not so subtle way to rile up uneducated and culturally fearful adults beyond just the child and the parents.

 

This particular thing was put out during a period in one highly conservative state getting ready to enact a Mandatory disclosure law in its schools with the goal of intimidating students from confiding in their teachers, especially when the student was afraid of family violence or was already a victim of parental violence.  The law was enacted but struck down because it violated other laws on disclosure of health information.

[Jackie C.]

1 hour ago, VickySGV said:

The Alliance Defending Freedom is an organization listed as a Hate organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center and its actions have lead to tragedy for Trans Youth over the years.

 

Yeah, that makes sense. Sigh.

 

Hugs!

[TTheta]

Perhaps it is just my coping strategy, but whenever something like this happens I honestly find it hilarious. Usually they end up making fun of themselves, like this one time someone was trying to explain what cis was and the women (conservative cis) said "What is cis?! That sounds like something we shoudl keep away from our children!!" and I could not stop laughing at that, like, if you insist haha! 

 

But yeah, usually kids do not come out to their family BECAUSE they either are not comfortable or do not feel SAFE. And schools always preach to find a TRUSTED ADULT and they never specify whether that is a parent or not, meaning it doesn't have to be your parent. 

 

My situation is a bit different from others, because some people get kicked out of their homes because of their gender or orientation, I must be the exception because I came out as both trans and bi and my parents hate me for it but won't let me leave, they know that my life is going to be a crap ton better when I move so they are holding me back >:| very rude. But hey, it is what it is, those ads, I like to think are just people like my parents trying to control what is out of their hands, those people probably don't wear masks either, "ohh I have my rights! and I can't breathe through them!!" sad. 

[DeeDee]

Any group that claims to be defending freedom while at the same time demanding total control should fire up warning flares for anyone with an ounce of sense. I got to 1:09 in to the video before my BS detector was clogged and I stopped it, they literally said the teachers were telling kids that they were transgender and then said the school was actually just following a guideline to allow a trans child to be the gender they identify as. Two very different things.

[Jani]

2 hours ago, Aidan5 said:

but whenever something like this happens I honestly find it hilarious. Usually they end up making fun of themselves

This issue as I see it is that for every person that sees this as humorous there are others that take it seriously.  This can be dangerous.

 

I agree with DeeDee about "preachy" freedom fighters.  They alway have an angle.

[TTheta]

1 hour ago, Jani said:

This issue as I see it is that for every person that sees this as humorous there are others that take it seriously.  This can be dangerous.

Oh I know it is serious, I understand that, it's just I find it terrible that they feel the need to have control on something that they can't. I would never joke about it, I usually keep it to myself.