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agesboy posted...

"love is love" means in general be accepting of stuff you don't understand, because ignorance doesn't mean you should shun it.

I take great issue with this because the very same people who say things like this shun others all the time. I'm not saying all types of "love" should be accepted, but don't use a phrase that turns you into a hypocrite. There were plenty of people who thought love between different classes was valid who were disgusted by interracial love. There were plenty of people who thought love between different races was valid who were disgusted by homoerotic love. There are plenty of people who think love between the same sex is valid who are disgusted by love between members of the same family. Among the people who think incestuous love is valid I'm sure they have lines and limits that going beyond is disgusting to them where they say "well that's not """real""" love so of course it isn't valid".

Mind you I'm not trying to make some slippery slope argument or anything, it's just an observation of the acceptability of different kinds of love over the last few centuries. I'll also say again that I personally don't find all of the things people call "love" as equally valid, but at the same time I've never once made a bold claim like "Love is love" which outright does imply ALL types are equally valid. "In general" is pretty meaningless when cultural norms change as fast as they do these days and the saying only makes one a hypocrite who is trying to make themselves look better than they are unless they fully believe it.