It occurred to me the other night.
It's so gay.
By 2008, my conservative faith of 30 years had swung pretty liberal... but I still had a lot of hang-ups. Decades of conditioning do not turn on a dime. If you had asked me at the time, I would have said that I loved and supported the gay community. I probably would have taken umbrage if anyone had suggested otherwise.
However, looking back, I can recognize that gay representation made me uncomfortable. I could view thousands of heterosexual kisses on screen... but two men kissing once would have made me feel that an "agenda" was being "pushed." Do what you want in your own bedroom, but keep it out of the public sphere... after all, will someone think of the children??
Your previous self can be so... embarrassing. Folks don't like to reflect on it (I don't). It took me til Season 5 to put 2 and 2 together as to my initial distaste for the show.
We cringe... so we don't want to remember. We clean up our histories, we gloss over our scriptures, and we don't tell our children about family issues.
I hope MLK was right about the moral arc of the universe. I hope we really are getting better.
As someone who has kept a journal for 30 years, I'm glad we change. I would hate to be stuck as I was way back then. Like you, my views on this subject has changed dramatically over the years as well and I sometimes ponder what I will feel 20 years from now that I can't imagine doing so now.
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