Sunday, February 16, 2014

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I really enjoyed breaking into groups and discussing our thoughts about the definitions of sex, gender, and sexuality.  The group I was in had the topic of sexuality.  This is a very touchy and widely discussed topic.  We were going to ask the class their thoughts on sexuality and if they thought that it was a choice or if you were born like the same or opposite sex.  No one in our group could agree on it.. so we figured it would be a very long class discussion. I found out some very interesting things from our group discussion, though.  Such as; the fact that if a boys pens is too small it gets detached and they live their life as a female instead of a male. Also that if you are born with neither a male or female part, your parents get to pick which gender you are... which I think is completely insane! I think that society and the media has shaped our world to think that this is okay, and its not.

I picked this video because it displays how "wrong" it is to be gay and how it needs to be fixed.. it shows and talks about things that are normal for gay men to enjoy or like...or at least that's what straight people think gays like.  He is trying to brain wash him into like females instead... so is being gay genetic then??

1 comment:

  1. Some people have this idea that a person chooses to be either straight or gay. It's interesting when you consider what makes someone gay or straight, is it more genetics or does something in their life impact them to identify as one or the other. There can be arguments made for both sides but truly we'll never know. This argument is one that's going to continue just as the debate of "nature vs. nurture" has be discussed for so many decades. When I consider if I think that you choose which sex you want in a partner, I pull towards it being more genetic. In today's society there is still such a stigma that's attached to being gay and the harassment many gay people are objected too. With that said if it's not genetic, I wonder why someone would identify as gay knowing they would face public scrutiny.

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