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Due to pressure from parents who speak ill of members of the LGBT community. In short, adults press their "adult problems" onto children in a way that can make them feel ashamed about how they feel/who they are attracted to. I had to deal with it from a very young age. So did my older sister. We hid it for years based on who our parents are and what they preached. We aren't alone in this either. To this date, children are still getting kicked out of their homes due to their sexual orientation, being sent to "conversion" camps, told they are sinners and going to hell for who they are attracted to, and/or otherwise made to feel like crappy people.
Sexual identity touches on many things, to include sexual attraction. One need not be 18 or a legal adult to have sexual identity struggles.
I only hope that more parents would be as accepting of their children's sexual identity as the character Olivia Benson was in the SVU episode. Sadly, this is not the reality for far too many within society today.
An eight year old should have no idea what an "LGBTQIREGHFDWERTV" is. There should be no discussion of such a community with eight year old children. Next the lefties will be talking the "birds and bees" with their toddlers in the cradle. If you folks want to teach children something that is irrelevant to them and way over their heads, teach something productive like calculus, matrix method structural analysis, or something. Or how about Irish Gaelic? Even that would be of more value.
Yes, almost EVERY normal parent often discusses sex with 8 year olds, especially how LBGTQ people do it.
If you had a bad childhood, and had to listen to your parents talk about sex, especially LGBTQ sex, all the time, that's unfortunate. [Both you and your sister are gay even though you had a severely evangelical household that discussed LGBTQ as a main topic of conversation? Interesting.]
But don't pretend that every single child on the planet has the same experience. They don't.
PS. If parents discuss accountants in a bad light, does that mean kids want to become accountants?
Parents don't need to discuss sex with their 8 year olds Unless parents are hiding being sensual and their feelings on the matter (some do, but I argue that's harmful as it creates something shameful about being sensual . . . the earlier people learn about the beauty of consensual and appropriate relationships IMO, the better), sexuality is all around children growing up. Now, I'm not arguing that we should show pornos to such minors or anything similar, but talking about general attraction--again, this isn't anything new--and about what that means is completely harmless in my view.
Moving on, home environments outside of talking about "sex" for many results in having to hear their parents/family talk about and condemn certain "sins" in general. People get in in church, they hear and see it based on how their parents/family react to situations like this and similar things, etc.
There is a reason why suicide rates, higher homelessness rates, etc. One of my friends--who is a medical doctor--and grew up in a Taiwanese-American household recently tried to take his own life. His reason? He was his parents' (in their own words) "greatest disappointment."
And why are my sister and my sexuality in light of anti-gay behavior and attitudes from my parents "interesting?" This isn't some choice people make. All of the anti-gay talk in the world isn't going to change someone's sexuality. I brought up this point only to provide a firsthand account of the environment that many do have to deal with. In the black community, anti-LGBT sentiment can be especially prevalent, which is often shaped by the church and other cultural factors. It's seen in religion, in music, and in other cultural areas.
Still, as I mentioned earlier, if people have a problem with this, turn off the TV/show. Don't let your children watch shows or channels that aren't pre-approved by you. Provide general better supervision. Etc.
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Turn off the TV. There are many complaints about what’s on TV but yet people will not turn it off. If you keep supporting with your viewership, the content remains.
Game of Thrones is a medieval type of fantasy land and people did marry at a young age back then because life was short so 13 was not out of the realm. One of the most popular religions in the World depicts there God taking a child bride that really was a child between the ages of 6-9. It is pretty gross to imagine that but it was a common practice 1000 years ago in certain parts of the world.
Of course this is 2022 and it is disgusting to think a TV show is going to delve into the sexuality of a 8 year old child. What does a child of 8 know about sex unless he is being sexually abused? How does he know, how does anyone know they are a bisexual unless they have tried to have sex with a male and a female and actually enjoyed it?
Hollyweird is getting more perverted. We don't need to see an 8 year old struggling with their sexuality. There is another thread here in the PC forum about how the Left is causing the moral decay of America and this is an example of that rot.
For most of history, female were considered ready at puberty, about age 9 in most of the world. No question we are all descendants of females who by today’s standards, were children at the time of conception.
Giving/ selling/ trading one’s daughters to males, often times much older males was common stuff.
For those into the Adam and Eve story, the matter of incest cannot be ignored.
As it relates to the SVU storyline… the premise does not ring true.
An eight year old should have no idea what an "LGBTQIREGHFDWERTV" is. There should be no discussion of such a community with eight year old children. Next the lefties will be talking the "birds and bees" with their toddlers in the cradle. If you folks want to teach children something that is irrelevant to them and way over their heads, teach something productive like calculus, matrix method structural analysis, or something. Or how about Irish Gaelic? Even that would be of more value.
Why? Unless you believe that children choose their sexuality (although I don't know why some choose to believe this given all the grief that many get from their families if they come out as LGBT) and are going to be "turned gay" by knowing what LGBT is, why should a child not know about what LGBT is? Why should a child not see a parent accepting a child for who s/he is and who s/he is attracted to? How is knowing what LGBT is harmful to a child? I'm genuinely curious to hear your thoughts on this
Do you feel this way about shows detailing sexuality generally or just about non-hetero sexuality? We are treated to steamy sensual scenes every day on television involving hetero couples. A child realizing that he is attracted to other guys isn't going to ruin anyone.
As for your other points, I do encourage people to watch less television and to do other things, to include reading and studying and outdoor activities.
I don't try to dictate how other parents raise their children. If they don't want their children exposed to certain material, fine. They just need to supervise their children better and stop blaming television executives for decisions made on a show that comes on at 8PM EST.
For most of history, female were considered ready at puberty, about age 9 in most of the world. No question we are all descendants of females who by today’s standards, were children at the time of conception.
Giving/ selling/ trading one’s daughters to males, often times much older males was common stuff.
For those into the Adam and Eve story, the matter of incest cannot be ignored.
As it relates to the SVU storyline… the premise does not ring true.
Taking that into consideration, it is very odd, that all the sudden, the modern world takes the opposite stand on this..?
You have to wonder what the reason for that was/is, or whether its actually a positive or a negative in reality?
I have to believe its a giant misunderstanding or an outright deception...its pretty evident to me, society has gone down the toilet, morality is on its way down...why would such a society retain morality (for one particular issue)?
People have long talked about sexuality among minors (minors having crushes on the opposite sex, etc.). And it's long been shown on television. This isn't a new concept. What's so wrong about recognizing this reality for LGBT youths? Watching bisexual children isn't going to turn children gay or bi.
If you don't want your children watching these shows, though, exercise better parental supervision, to include only letting them watch shows that you pre-approve of. SVU is a later night show anyway for what it's worth. And due to the nature of the show generally, SVU is not the kind of show I'd allow my pre-teen child to watch anyway.
An 8-year-old boy has a crush on a girl classmate = An 8 year Bi-Sexual
...Yea okay.
I wouldn't let my child watch this show(even before this). I think in the entire 20 years I could count on one hand how many times I have seen it. But that's not the point. In the end, networks do this because people apparently do want to watch it and seem to come up with excuses as to why this is okay to them. If people stopped making excuses and just turned it off the networks may get the message.
But going back to airing controversial topics. People have also been talking about Incest and Rape for years. So does that make it okay to show it in its full form on TV because it is a show not meant for Children?
I have yet to see anyone who says they have no problem with this, state the point where they think the show would have "crossed the line".
When I think of my sons at 8 years old..they loved their little friends. They would have sleepovers, watch movies next to each other, laugh and put their arms around each other. Now the freaks of our society are making that dirty too. I guess my macho sons who are now all over 6 ft tall, have beautiful wives and children were bisexual back then? I so failed them as a father.
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Why should a child not see a parent accepting a child for who s/he is and who s/he is attracted to? 
