When people say “But it (homosexuality/trans people/polyamory/gender-neutral parenting/whatever) will confuse teh childrenz!”
Dude. Confusion is a primary state of being for children. Children are confused by child-proof medicine bottles. A favorite pastime of many a child is asking “Why?” about any piece of information presented to them. Confusion is not something to be afraid of or shield your child from. Give them an explanation and move on.
Precisely
I think I’ve reblogged this before, but, when I see people react this way, all I can think is:
“Yeah, more like it’s confusing for you and that makes you feel insecure.”
Kids always seem to get this stuff a lot better than adults because they haven’t been forced to put people into boxes yet.
“It will confuse the kids!” is pretty much the worst argument for this I have ever seen. You know what heaps of queer...
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