A sweet indulgent moment of intimacy quickly turned into shaming and threats of violence, sending my perception of innocent affection into a tailspin. I remember being 16-years-old, old enough to drive and work without my parent’s consent, being publically lambasted by my mother and aunt for posting a picture of myself closed-mouth kissing my then-boyfriend on MySpace. The continued attempts to demonize Gabrielle and Dwayne for taking every single opportunity given to them to be supportive of their child is asinine and a direct affront to the very children that people are once again claiming to be protecting.Īs much as I think society has progressed, I am dismayed by the viewpoints of many - some of who are my age, who seem to endorse the controlling and extreme lack-of-nurture style of parenting that many of us had to endure. Nobody will be able to convince me that at least some of the selective outrage is because, yet again, those crazy Wades are supporting their “confused” and “misguided” daughter. Black and/or LGBTQ+ children have it the hardest as they have to endure dual aggressions aimed directly at them.īefore anyone asks, I mention the LGBTQ+ children especially because it applies. We live in a world where Black children are shamed enough for simply existing. Black and/or LGBTQ+ children should not have to pay for adults’ preferences. And although that is their issue, children continue to suffer because of it.
Many adults have a weirdly distorted perception of childhood intimacy and wrongly equate such displays to some sort of sexual deviance or lewdness. I have more of an issue with adults once again taking it upon themselves to illuminate their own immaturities and, in some cases, their outright ignorance, biases and antagonistic phobias onto an otherwise harmless situation. Subscribe now.Do I really care to see two teenagers kissing? To be very clear, although I am not going searching for such instances, I do not see an issue at hand. Stay informed and gain unlimited access to the Daily Beast's unmatched reporting. Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. The “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Grisham said, is “making children feel different,” and it is “creating a problem” where one didn’t previously exist. He was ashamed of where I worked, rightfully so.” I have his permission to talk about this.” She continued: “He didn’t want to tell his friends where I worked. I have a 14-year-old son who is gay, recently came out as gay. “And you bring up a good point because of my former boss.
“This one is personal to me,” Grisham proclaimed. Turning to Grisham, Hostin noted that the cultural has been on this trajectory since Trump took office and “started to say the quiet part out loud,” prompting the former president’s ex-flack to bring up her own son. It’s banning discussions about certain religions.” What’s the next step? It’s banning discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity. We could see this coming, I think, when you start banning books, when you start banning history in the classroom. “I think the cruelty is the point,” co-host Sunny Hostin responded. “I don't understand making kids’ lives harder than they need to be,” she added. Goldberg also wondered about kids who have same-sex parents, asking if this bill would prevent those students from talking about their household experiences in the classroom. I think this is going in the wrong direction.” If he asked a question, he could have been in a situation where he turned to a teacher that had to betray him. “He started to feel different at about five or six. “My brother is gay and I remember him sharing this story,” she said. “So is this bill shaming kids from being who they are and punishing teachers who actually want to help them? I mean, I’m not sure what the point of this is,” moderator Whoopi Goldberg declared.Ĭo-host Sara Haines added that this bill “isn’t accomplishing anything” before recounting her own sibling’s experience. With DeSantis-a possible 2024 GOP presidential candidate-expected to sign it into law and other states forging ahead with similar bills, the hosts of The View took turns blasting the bill and its impact on both children and their teachers.