mooreandrew58 posted...
Alexandra_Trent posted...
adjl posted...
If you can't accept it in your family, you don't actually accept it in anyone else. You're just able to pretend it doesn't exist elsewhere, and tolerate it that way.
Exactly.
Tolerance is not equal to acceptance.
I just find it odd my grandma's best friend was a gay dude, and she was also friends with his partner, but yet she acted like it was such sin for a family member. but I guess that boils down to her Christianity. love thy neighbor, don't pass judgement etc. but she didn't want her close family to be these supposed sinners cause I guess in her mind she taught them better.
It may be surprising to some, but the fact is, many people do feel this way, deep down.
People tolerate things they don't necessarily agree with personally.
And they can be friends with gays but still be unaccepting of them within their private space (family). This is because they view this as a separate issue and does not have a place in their lives privately. Simply put: "It's okay if it doesn't happen in my backyard."
"Ladies don't start fights, but they can finish them." -Marie, Aristocats