Posted by julenka at 2:33pm May 31 '07As in, 'it's okay for you to do it as long as you keep it out of the public realm/keep it to the privacy of your own home/keep it to specially designated areas'.
And like, that's blatantly discriminatory. It sets up the binary of 'us' vs. 'them', where 'us' is constructed as the norm, and 'them' are the deviants, the weirdos.
But if you accept the fundamental belief that all people are equal, and should be treated equally, it seems kinda wrong that one person is allowed to express themselves in a way they choose to, and another is outlawed from doing the same.
And like, that's blatantly discriminatory. It sets up the binary of 'us' vs. 'them', where 'us' is constructed as the norm, and 'them' are the deviants, the weirdos.
But if you accept the fundamental belief that all people are equal, and should be treated equally, it seems kinda wrong that one person is allowed to express themselves in a way they choose to, and another is outlawed from doing the same.
All of this reminds me of the homosexuality debate - julenka