(February 12, 2019 at 11:51 am)Der/die AtheistIn Wrote: I'm not referring in a legal way. Freedom of speech is very important, even if that means hearing a lot of bullshit. I am referring on a personal way.
I was thinking about the following imaginary situation. A gay kid comes out to their homophobic parent, said kid being financially independent. The parent doesn't disown their child and speaks politely, but won't change their mind no matter what and doesn't want to compromise or give up. So the kid says: "Gay couples can be as healthy as straight ones. As long as its true love and they respect eachoder it shouldn't be any problem. You are forbiding me to meet the love of my life for no good reason and as punishment for it you yourself won't be able to have contact with someone you hold dear, that being me.". I was thinking that this isn't the best option if you are trying to convince someone to change their mind, but is it possible that the parent deserves this punishment, or that the relationship isn't worth it?
This is not limited to "gay". It could be applied interracial, interfaith, difference in age, difference in background.............a ginger(
)Severing the relationship has many facets. Is it being done to punish the parents or preserve the individual? Will it be lifetime or will be revisited after a time? Will it continue but exclude a portion of the relationship?
I've cut some people off completely, some were family (but not parents). Some I regret a little, but most not. The things being done/said either really violated closely held positions or I didn't really care about the person.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
