Can you believe this?

[bookaddict43]

Does people's narrow mindedness know no bounds?

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/education/10344415/detail.html?taf=den

Comments

[ana-grrl.livejournal.com]

People are jerks. OMG WE CAN'T CONDONE GAY PENGUIN LIFESTYLES. Honestly.

But I totally want that book!

[autumnxchild.livejournal.com]

OMG WE CAN'T CONDONE GAY PENGUIN LIFESTYLES.

Put like that it's even more ridiculous. It's really pretty scary out there...

*icon love*

[ana-grrl.livejournal.com]

Ooops, apparently I completely fail at html. Let's try it again!

"Put like that it's even more ridiculous."

I know! I'm wondering how many people out there are saying, "It's not natural! It doesn't happen in nature," and completely neglecting to think, "Oh. Wait..." later.

The icon is by litmusfolie, and I love it too!

[autumnxchild.livejournal.com]

SG-1 is Love :)

[ana-grrl.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

I want the book too! *giggles*

The whole article reminds me of the late 80s when they 'sanitised' Enid Blyton books, particularly the Noddy series. 'Cause Noddy and Big Ears shared a bed and that made them gay!!!

[ana-grrl.livejournal.com]

It's all so ridiculous :(

[glimmerite.livejournal.com]

I don't think there is an easy answer to that question.

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

There isn't that's the problem...

[glimmerite.livejournal.com]

True. Unfortunately, this is one of those issues that is sensitive on both sides. Meaning that any chance of discussion is shot out of the water before it starts. *headwall*

The only reason that I sound like I'm backing both is because my background is of the scary/strange people...I've just learned more since then.

[lusciouspandora.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Sadly, this does not surprise me. It's a book, for heaven's sake! You'd think that with this being the new milennium and all, where homosexuality is as common as religiousness, that we could all be just a little more tolerant. Evidently not so much.

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

Tolerance is still not common enough unfortunately...

[autumnxchild.livejournal.com]

People are... insane.

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

They are - worse luck!

[lucasharper.livejournal.com]

It's this kind of marrow-minded bullshit that breeds bigotry.

We can't hope to rid the world of intolerance when tolerance isn't commonplace.

[lucasharper.livejournal.com]

And yes, I meant *n*arrow

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

You are so right!!

[maureen.livejournal.com]

In high school, my friend Kristy and I got ahold of a list of banned books (through time) and set about reading the whole list. THAT's the way I tend to react to this bullshit.

I'm so very tired of people coming down on gays. It's not even a matter of being open-minded. It's about being decent and kind and FAIR.

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

Fairness and decency are in short supply sometimes I think. I really dislike moralistic censorship.

[brithistorian.livejournal.com]

Gah! I know I shouldn't continue to be stunned by people's narrowmindedness, prejudice, and (let's just cut to the chase here) stupidity. I mean: "OMG! If kids read about gay penguins, it'll turn them gay!" I'm just at a loss for words here.