Afraid to Leave the House...because of the gays?

Recently heard about a mother of 7 in Massachusetts who is afraid to leave her house or let her children play outside because gay people are out there.

Massachusetts is one of the states which has formally recognized gay marriage, FYI.

Essentially, this woman complains that because she votes and pays her taxes, she should have the ability to influence her community as she sees fit.

Only problem with that logic is the gays in the neighborhood ALSO vote and pay taxes, so whose "as I see fit" gets more weight?



The whole situation basically falls to a simple statement:
Older people who grew up with a specific paradigm of the status quo cannot and will not admit that the status quo has changed.

This has been the case since the dawn of humanity, whether it's the old man who preferred being cold because a young man discovered fire or the old man who thinks only a man and a woman should be able to marry or have any romantic relationship whatsoever because a young man decided to be honest with himself and find a nice boyfriend.

As has also always been the case, there are exceptions to the above ageistic blanket statement.
There were old men more than willing to learn how to make fire.
There were young men who thought the stubborn old men knew better than the idealistic young man with his talk of cooked meat and a warmer cave in winter.

Ian McKellen is 72, yet openly professes his self-awareness and self-honesty.


However, for the seeming majority, the only solution is to complain and complain and try to violate others' rights and get in the way of the evolution of human society.

At least until they die out.

Which the old bigots will, and their children and grandchildren will be raised on a paradigm of the status quo different from them, just as the bigots were raised on a different paradigm than THEIR parents and grandparents.

And the beat goes on...