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cliffelam  ·  4217 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why are there no gay Disney characters?

Dude, parents don't have that conversation before they have to.

And, yes, actually, adding edge conditions to any conversation with a child makes it much longer to explain and much more likely that they'll do/say something hideously embarrassing in public.

-XC

PS - Three kids, I have some experience at this sort of stuff.





StJohn  ·  4217 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You've got experience on me for sure. But does seeing a gay couple on screen really pre-empt that discussion? You're already seeing straight couples on screen. By showing a gay couple kissing you're not showing any level of adulthood that wasn't already there.

Also, I suspect kids are going to embarrass their parents no matter how hard you try to stop it!

cliffelam  ·  4217 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, they will. Do amazing bizarre stuff.

Go ask someone you know who has kids about this. I'd be interested to hear their take.

My experience as a parent was that most of what I thought I knew, tactically, about raising kids was wrong.

-XC