tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156906316963131564.post6409000260402646252..comments2016-11-29T12:25:36.657-05:00Comments on It's like disapproving of rain: "You're such a homo."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156906316963131564.post-18335750330291330622012-04-22T10:03:23.110-04:002012-04-22T10:03:23.110-04:00Oh, wow. That is something that would make my bloo...Oh, wow. That is something that would make my blood boil, but I probably wouldn't say anything anyway.<br />I don't have a problem buying pink for my sons. I teach them there is no such thing as girl or boy colors or toys, and they should only care about what they like. Because of society, and because I really don't like the color, I don't usually buy them clothes with a lot of pink on it, but pink accents is okay. They choose their own school supplies and there is often pink in there somewhere.<br /><br />As for pajamas, nobody sees them, so I just buy whatever is on sale. Sometimes my boys were still in pajamas when my daughter's therapists came to our house. On this one occasion, my 6 year old was wearing pink pajamas. The therapist said, "Why's he wearing pink? He's a boy, mommy!"<br /><br />:O<br /><br />I was going to tell her- so what? What about him being a boy dictates that he cannot utilize the color pink? Pink isn't a girls' color! That is ridiculous! But all I actually did was mumble, "It's just pajamas." Sigh.<br /><br />That line about going pink and not soft makes me wanna dowse the originator of the phrase in some of that pink lemonade. Gr.<br /><br />(P.S. - I am not able to comment with just a name/URL. Can you activate that option? Because I don't want my family blog to be linked to everything I say. :) I have another blog that I'd associate with comments such as these.)Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273291217319271091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156906316963131564.post-41186600393475246932012-01-23T17:46:01.809-05:002012-01-23T17:46:01.809-05:00Oh, we definitely overthink things sometimes. I us...Oh, we definitely overthink things sometimes. I used to never, ever say anything at ANY Shabbos table (or any situation in which homophobic comments were made). I do now, but this past Shabbos was one of those rare situations where it would have been jeopardizing for me to say something. But in the usual case, yes, I do agree with you, and yes, I do say something.Elle G. Bitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665929566563536199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156906316963131564.post-48111863801875485272012-01-23T04:50:24.831-05:002012-01-23T04:50:24.831-05:00What I have come to realize is that within my litt...What I have come to realize is that within my little make believe straight world (that's the world where everyone I know thinks I am straight) I can stand up against an ignorant comment against homosexuality. I used to be very self conscious that saying anything would expose me, now I stand up and offer my opinion. My perception is that they think I am a sensitive straight guy making a point. I don't judge your decision to be quiet but I also wonder if we over think things sometimes.Frum, Gay and Marriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734786242945343071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156906316963131564.post-18225553765330397842012-01-22T22:47:15.671-05:002012-01-22T22:47:15.671-05:00Thanks for your kind words, and thank you for shar...Thanks for your kind words, and thank you for sharing!Elle G. Bitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665929566563536199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156906316963131564.post-62188474551143959772012-01-21T21:58:05.328-05:002012-01-21T21:58:05.328-05:00I'm terribly sorry that things like that were ...I'm terribly sorry that things like that were said. :(<br /><br />Your post reminds me of the song 'when I was a boy' by Dar Williams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gIZt0hE1E0no1andany1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16084918425806870919noreply@blogger.com