Atheism & Bisexuality

[Azazylix]

You commonly get DISagreement on that matter then?

EvF

Not disagreement per se, just that its an extremely sensitive issue in seemingly-sunny Singapore. Moreover, I study in a boy's school, so something like that is usually considered Out-Of-Bounds, and/or social suicide, with regards to discussion or practice.

Last night my daughter asked me if she was homophobic to be embarrassed when two girls on her bus were kissing rather enthusiastically at the back of the bus ... not wanting to be in the business of bringing up bigots I started by asking a few basic questions including whether she found enthusiastic snogging by hetero couples embarrassing.

To cut a long story short it turns out it is, more than anything, the enthusiastic nature of the couple involved rather than their sexuality which bothered her although she is slightly more embarrassed by lesbians than gays as I would be slightly more by gays rather than lesbians (and the truth is I have absolutely no problem lesbianism ... especially porno-style LOL).

No problem as far as I'm concerned ... she's just an ordinary kid growing up in a complicated society.

Kyu

I agree with you, or rather your daughter. I think perhaps its the openness of any act of affection, 'coz personally, I feel that what was done behind closed doors should continue to be done behind closed doors. Once again with reference to my country, such PDAs are frowned upon by the public, and more often than not photographed and posted on STOMP, a website that features largely inconsiderate acts (such as littering, seat-hogging, etc.).

So in essence, my view is that behind closed doors, one can do whatever one wants, but in public one should always maintain a civilized disposition. Its kinda like the difference between home and school, I guess.

Regarding Kyu's second point, perhaps embarrassment is from seeing a member of one's own sex performing controversial acts? Same way one tends to formulate hilarious stereotypes of the opposite sex, one has a certain attachment to members of one's own gender, vaguely brothers or sisters perhaps.