We have blatant double standards in our country. We cling to archaic laws that don't allow homosexuals to serve openly in our military or marry the people they love. In some states, they can legally be discriminated against when vying for a job. Yet we're shocked, offended and ready to point the finger when children grow up to be homophobic little pricks who bully fellow peers to the point of suicide.
The system is broken. It seemingly has never been not broken. Bullying in its every form has pervaded the school system since its beginnings. The repercussions for the bully's have been trivial. There needs to be a system of punishment. There needs to be programs in our schools set up to educate students. The best place to learn would of course be at home, but let's be real. The kids that are doing this come from parents who either encourage their violence or don't care.
It's sick that this happens. Are we not suppose to have an innate sense of right and wrong instilled in us since birth? What these kids do is sadistic. They get a high off of the emotional distress of others.
By keeping laws in place that indicate that homosexuals are something other than human, our government is doing nothing to change our societies thought pattern. Change like this can start at the grass roots level, but our government has an obligation and a need to ensure equal rights to all of our citizens. Right now they are openly failing at that straightforward task and people are suffering needlessly because of it.
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Reactionary systems are incredibly annoying that way.
ReplyDeleteIn regards to the bullying of homosexuals, you might be interested in this: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/showing-gay-teens-a-happy-future/?hp A very good idea to help things along, and another small step in the right direction. The speed of change is frustrating, but it's a small comfort to know that change is indeed happening.
How can society be expected to instill an sense of right and wrong when these are some of the very same parents that utilize TV and video games to babysit their children? They see no responsibility associated with being a parent. Yet they pop out one child after another. Can they teach what they never learned? We need to teach tolerance and understanding, then maybe the bigots will be out numbered.
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