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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by erenyeager on Sunday February 19, 2023 @11:07AM (#34858723)
I don’t agree with “normalization” of LGBT characters if the goal is to make people equate LGBT relationships with what is called “straight” relationships.

I support so called “heteronormativity” being centered in society. I mean I support the privileging of marriage between men and women, discouraging of deviant sexual practices, and I do not subscribe to the identity theory of sexuality.

Thus, I do not agree with splitting society into sexualities and telling children that they are all equally valid, as I think the gender binary and men being with women need to be protected in society, for greater benefit. After all, the cornerstone of society is families, and mothers and fathers have children.

Notice I do not like to use terms like homosexual or heterosexual for fixed identities, I think this usage conflates desire, behavior, and identity, in ways that are harmful to a better society.

Same-sex sexual and romantic relationships, if they ever became the norm in society to the exclusion of opposite-sex relationships, I think this would be harmful to creating new families, and the relationship between male and female would become so altered, as to be completely unable to fulfill each others needs.

Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by rootusrootus on Sunday February 19, 2023 @11:23AM (#34858910)
When did you decide to be heterosexual? Did you experiment at all before making that decision?
Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by erenyeager on Sunday February 19, 2023 @11:40AM (#34859108)
I never claimed to be heterosexual. But if you are asking I am a male interested in a female partner, then my answer is yes.

Anyways, I maintain that “heteronormativity”, that is a relationship between males and females, is the gold standard.

But the answer to your second question is this is a private matter not so relevant to a public forum.

Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by cuteboy19 on Sunday February 19, 2023 @02:57PM (#34861201)
Prejudice doesn't become non prejudice if you make it more verbose.

Absolutely nobody is talking about excluding opposite sex relationships. The normalisation of homosexual relationships has no consequences on hetreosexual relationships. It is unclear how this leap of logic is being made and of course the obvious answer is hatred/prejudice

Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by erenyeager on Sunday February 19, 2023 @03:31PM (#34861540)
Is it prejudice to want better for society? To advocate justice and equity?

The normalization of homosexual relationships does damage the centrality of heteronormativity to society. It’s not an equally valid decision like the flavor of ice cream to taste.

There are significant consequences to trying to remake society into something that is against good judgement, continuing civilization, and a well-tested way of human life.

I guess we will not have the same view on these issues, but I only ask those trying to influence society towards normalizing these sorts of sexual identity politics to use their power to reason and look towards good ethics, morals, and virtues.

Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by dang on Sunday February 19, 2023 @03:42PM (#34861659)
Please don't take HN threads into hellish flamewars like this. It's not what this site is for, it destroys what it is for, and we ban such accounts.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html