A-Series-Of-Tubes wrote:Bosardia wrote:People die for freedom and other causes all the time. Yes, we can be thankful to those who did fight in wars and such, but I don't see why they should get to dictate societal morals and norms. The elderly need to respect others as much as we need to respect them. If they can't accept me and the way I am, then sadly I will not be able to respect them to the fullest extent either.
Young people have very little influence on the elderly anyway (unless they're relatives). You should be a bit sensitive though because some of those elderly people have been gay all their lives, but never expressed it because the generation they're still in would mock them or ostracize them (or worse). It's up to them and their generation to work that out, but we should NEVER assume there are no elderly gay people, because it would be hurtful to those who do exist, AND it plays into the homophobic narrative that being gay is a modern "lifestyle choice" or a creature of culture.
I never said there were no elderly gay people, you misunderstood what I said. What I referred to is that elderly people don't deserve respect automatically just because they lived up to a specific age. Sure, I am thankful for those elderly people that fought in the war, yet if those elderly will fail to show me respect because of a specific viewpoint they have, then sadly they lose my respect. Will I always be polite? Of course. But respect has to be earned, and keep being earned throughout life. That is what I meant.