That's So Gay

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by Sarah

In a way, I feel like that comes back to that ****ty parenting we were discussing, Stew.

Pfft. Breeders.

You're absolutely right, Sarah. Learning right and wrong should absolutely begin and end at home. Teachers, school staff, etc., shouldn't have to teach a child morality.
Too bad so many parents don't agree.

Originally Posted by Sarah

It doesn't hurt to be mindful of feelings, and I usually am. I'm a pretty sensitive person.. emotionally. But not hypersensitive to the point that figures of speech put me up in arms.

It's a definite grey area. How much do we let slide, and where do we draw the line? What's "just the way kids talk" and what's a prejudice-motivated slur?

Not an easy thing to define at all!