Have we become too 'accepting'.

[Burnsy2023]

If memory serves Craterloads also doesn't accept that someone can alter their gender through a sex change operation. If we were playing prejudice bingo I'd be shouting house about now.

I actually lol'd when I read that

 

[smelly_legend]

By their name?

OK, so he's not going to use their name? lol.

 

[Casdawer]

I find it slightly worrying that you think "we" have become too accepting.

Are you ignoring issues such as racism, homophobia, xenophobia and generally a whole host of illogical prejudices people have towards people that are different to them?

I hate racism and homophobia. I cannot believe that we are in the 21st century yet we are still being held back by age old beliefs that the colour of a mans skin and the sexual preference of a person has any hindrance on their life.

But I'm not talking about these kinds of things, what I'm talking about is should we not as a species take more responsibility towards each other?

We should not be saying "Oh, you're a 45 man who likes to be dressed in nappies and be changed by your GF who for 2 hours of the day pretends to be your mother and feeds you milk from a bottle; how lovely".

What we should be saying is "Where I respect that what you feel you are currently doing is acceptable for a human adult to do, it's not and you need to seek help".

The whole "What people do in their own homes is their own business" is just an easy scape goat for a species that has stripped itself of its own responsibility towards each other.

 

[Kamwah]

Yes we have.

 

[Burnsy2023]

What we should be saying is "Where I respect that what you feel you are currently doing is acceptable for a human adult to do, it's not and you need to seek help".

The whole "What people do in their own homes is their own business" is just an easy scape goat for a species that has stripped itself of its own responsibility towards each other.

Or perhaps the medicalisation of these views is just a vehicle for people to push their opinion as the "right" view?

 

[Tunney]

I believe we accept to many things because we've all been brought up to accept other people for their oddities because they're 'special' and that everyone is different and we should not judge.

What is it with these other people with different sexuality's to being straight, Why the **** do they have to announce it, Have shows about it, March down the streets & all the other ******* that goes along with it.

I'll never accept bad grammar.

 

[Woden]

I hate racism and homophobia. I cannot believe that we are in the 21st century yet we are still being held back by age old beliefs that the colour of a mans skin and the sexual preference of a person has any hindrance on their life.

But I'm not talking about these kinds of things, what I'm talking about is should we not as a species take more responsibility towards each other?

We should not be saying "Oh, you're a 45 man who likes to be dressed in nappies and be changed by your GF who for 2 hours of the day pretends to be your mother and feeds you milk from a bottle; how lovely".

What we should be saying is "Where I respect that what you feel you are currently doing is acceptable for a human adult to do, it's not and you need to seek help".

The whole "What people do in their own homes is their own business" is just an easy scape goat for a species that has stripped itself of its own responsibility towards each other.

Why isn't it acceptable?

 

[smelly_legend]

I think it's pretty important that people are allowed to dress up and act like babies.

Some folks take themselves far too seriously.

 

[Craterloads]

Somebody who has a interest that is different from yours somehow has "mental health issues" and is deluded.

Very 21st Century of you.

Cleary these particular people have "mental health issues", i dont even think that's up for discussion. As mentioned before something to do with being neglected as a child.

If memory serves Craterloads also doesn't accept that someone can alter their gender through a sex change operation. If we were playing prejudice bingo I'd be shouting house about now.

I don't think it is, it's a fact. Cosmetic surgery does not allow you to change your sex.

I couldn't help but lol. How exactly does one address a 15st transsexual baby?

"Fat baby" or they might want thier belly tickling, god knows. Maybe they start demanding rights as adult babies and want facilities installed at their local Asda's for example giant baby changing tables?

 

[krooton]

I hate racism and homophobia. I cannot believe that we are in the 21st century yet we are still being held back by age old beliefs that the colour of a mans skin and the sexual preference of a person has any hindrance on their life.

But I'm not talking about these kinds of things, what I'm talking about is should we not as a species take more responsibility towards each other?

We should not be saying "Oh, you're a 45 man who likes to be dressed in nappies and be changed by your GF who for 2 hours of the day pretends to be your mother and feeds you milk from a bottle; how lovely".

What we should be saying is "Where I respect that what you feel you are currently doing is acceptable for a human adult to do, it's not and you need to seek help".

The whole "What people do in their own homes is their own business" is just an easy scape goat for a species that has stripped itself of its own responsibility towards each other.

A regular savior-of-the-people are you?

 

[estebanrey]

I hate racism and homophobia. I cannot believe that we are in the 21st century yet we are still being held back by age old beliefs that the colour of a mans skin and the sexual preference of a person has any hindrance on their life.

But I'm not talking about these kinds of things, what I'm talking about is should we not as a species take more responsibility towards each other?

We should not be saying "Oh, you're a 45 man who likes to be dressed in nappies and be changed by your GF who for 2 hours of the day pretends to be your mother and feeds you milk from a bottle; how lovely".

What we should be saying is "Where I respect that what you feel you are currently doing is acceptable for a human adult to do, it's not and you need to seek help".

Problem is if you go back enough you'll find people saying the same thing about homosexuality. Gays were told that they needed 'help' and weren't right in the head.

Even today, there are various people offering "help" for homosexuals to "correct" them.

I think we should leave determining mental health issues to professional psychologists and psychiatrists. I don't think you are really in a position to claim anyone's lifestyle choice is abnormal or is a mental illness unless you are qualified to say so. "I find it weird" isn't enough I'm afraid.

Personally I don't really see a major difference between adults who like to dress up as babies and adults who spend their weekends dressed up as 19th century soldiers reenacting the American civil war. Or people who go to comic book conventions dressed as Batman.

 

[krooton]

Personally I don't really see a major difference between adults who like to dress up as babies and adults who spend their weekends dressed up as 19th century soldiers reenacting the American civil war. Or people who go to comic book conventions dressed as Batman.

I'd rather be friends with a person who dressed up as a baby behind closed doors than someone who gets ****ed every weekend and gets in to fights, the latter being a far more common and accepted occurrence.

 

['Harry]

Problem is if you go back enough you'll find people saying the same thing about homosexuality. Gays were told that they needed 'help' and weren't right in the head.

Even today, there are various people offering "help" for homosexuals to "correct" them.

I think we should leave determining mental health issues to professional psychologists and psychiatrists. I don't think you are really in a position to claim anyone's lifestyle choice is abnormal or is a mental illness unless you are qualified to say so. "I find it weird" isn't enough I'm afraid.

Personally I don't really see a major difference between adults who like to dress up as babies and adults who spend their weekends dressed up as 19th century soldiers reenacting the American civil war. Or people who go to comic book conventions dressed as Batman.

Bravo!

Sense is restored.

 

[LordSplodge]

What we should be saying is "Where I respect that what you feel you are currently doing is acceptable for a human adult to do, it's not and you need to seek help".

The whole "What people do in their own homes is their own business" is just an easy scape goat for a species that has stripped itself of its own responsibility towards each other.

Erm, why is it wrong? Why do they need to seek help?

Or perhaps the medicalisation of these views is just a vehicle for people to push their opinion as the "right" view?

Exactly. Plenty of people still think homosexuality needs to be "cured" and isn't "right"

Cleary these particular people have "mental health issues", i dont even think that's up for discussion. As mentioned before something to do with being neglected as a child.

Some people do it as a sexual fetish, some for simply (non-sexual) enjoyment. It may have an association with a bad childhood for some but that isn't a given.

 

[LordSplodge]

I'd rather be friends with a person who dressed up as a baby behind closed doors than someone who gets ****ed every weekend and gets in to fights, the latter being a far more common and accepted occurrence.

+1

 

[FARGO]

There are numerous things which I don't understand, such as people who struggle with their birth gender and wish to undergo surgery. However, I don't think it's 'wrong' as I am not in a place to cast aspersions on another person, their life and their life choices.

It is natural for us to fear or reject ideas, practices or notions which we do not fully understand or have experience of yet I think we should be mindful that our fears to not turn in to prejudices as they have done in the past.

I am aware that certain issues be addressed as they may impact upon society on a wider level but I am unsure how we would deem what is acceptable or what has the potential to become problematic.

 

[pitchfork]

I think we've become too judgemental.
What does it matter to me if some dudes want to do stuff I consider strange.

If a person isn't a danger to themself, or to others. It's really none of my business as far as I'm concerned.

Always amazes me the most judgemental people in society are also the most boring and close minded. Oh how happy they must be, closed off from everything meaningful.

 

[elmarko]

I think we've become too judgemental.

Well, as a society I think we've improved in this regard - but based on some of the replies we have have a long way to go.

Yes, it's odd & pretty strange from my point of view - but people should be free to do whatever they want assuming nobody is harmed.

 

[starfighter]

I am not sure if we should humiliate or help these people but it shouldn't be accepted, that's for sure.

Just because no one else is hurt doesn't make it ok, they are hurting themselves.

 

[elmarko]

they are hurting themselves.

Evidence please.

If you are going to make a bold statement I'd expect some tangible evidence to back it up.

"Oh they just clearly are" - isn't evidence.