Acceptance

Well looks like I've finally found the time to write this post. I'm not too tired even though I just drove for the last hour, but I'll be going to sleep soon anyways just to call it a night as I'm waking up super early.

So my Urban Studies professor made the argument about why acceptance of homo sexuality is both a good and bad thing for society. Good: we should be accepting of all people. Every person is a human being and there should be nothing that should take that away. Embracing one's pride of non-conformity sends a powerful message. Bad: Accepting and making it into a norm takes away the powerful meaning and causes people to overlook it.

I never thought about it in terms of negativity. If everyone was completely accepting of gay/lesbian (and every other acronym) West Hollywood would lose its cultural value. So would San Fran. They would be regular cities just like everywhere else. Sure it's a bit of a stretch but it does have serious implications. My generation and the one that follows will be very accepting of a lot of things and I guess it's a good thing they don't care about race, religion or sexuality. But with all this acceptance, where does critical thinking come in? What will be thought provoking for future generations, that is what scares me.