Yes, but the one you should be taking offense too is Neighbor-Guy, not the posters in this thread. AK84 himself noted that he hoped the kid grows up to be better than the dad, so it’s not like he’s saying the neighbor-guy’s view is correct, just that it is his right to be a douche.
No, he’s saying that the neighbor has a right to be informed that his kid’s teacher is gay. Would he have a right to be informed about his kid’s teacher’s sex life under any other circumstances?
I vote for keep your mouth shut. You will not change your neighbor’s mind and may cause problems for Mr. S.
In other words, don’t gossip.
He’s being exposed to something that HE (the father of the kid) MAY not like.
I already get it that most people find his view offensive.
He’s the parent though and it’s his kid, he has the right to do anything or teach anything he wants.
He didn’t say he has a “right” (what does that mean in this context?), he said if it WERE him he’d tell him. And let the chips fall where they may so to speak.
I don’t know why that’s offensive. He (the neighbor) probably WOULD want to know, even if you don’t think what he’d do with that information is very nice. If you know that he’d WANT to know, then in some way you’re making a decision for him (to not tell him because what he’d do with the information is not politically correct) and I think that is patronizing.
I guess the safest thing to do would be to do nothing and if it comes up later say you didn’t know or thought maybe everyone knew or didn’t think it that important.
But I’d tell him just because it would be hilarious to watch the fireworks.
But if the teacher hasn’t brought it up, the kid isn’t being *exposed *to anything outside the norm in a classroom.
The bigot’s kid is not being “exposed” to anything.
And the parent does not have the right to do anything or teach anything he wants. There are laws against child abuse.
I don’t care what he wants to know. It’s none of his business, or mine, and I don’t think it’s “patronizing” to not interfere in other peoples’ private lives, or for that matter that it’s “funny” to do so.
To the extent that his teacher’s sex life is openly advertised, yes. The OP believes Mr. S is gay due to his display of LGBT symbols, as far as I can tell.
If some hypothetical Ms. S had a pair of handcuffs attached to her purse signifying that she’s a sub, or something, that would be a similar scenario, no?
ETA: Again, I absolutely agree that the OP has no business telling anyone anything. I just don’t think that the idea that he should is necessarily offensive.
According to the parent, he is being exposed, or he (the parent) may believe that.
Your argument is not with me.
In so far as teaching homosexuality is wrong or pulling his kid from the class, the parent DOES HAVE THAT RIGHT. Brining up child abuse is pointless, unless you’re stating that pulling him from the class would be child abuse.
Well the parent may think otherwise. It isn’t my decision or necessarily the neighbor’s decision to make for him.
Why has nobody called you on this jackassery yet? You think it would be funny to watch a bigot attempt to make someone else’s life miserable because of something that is none of the bigot’s goddamn business in the first place? That’s the most pathetic thing I’ve heard today.
Really - all your blather about Don’s ‘rights’ in this context have become completely irrelevant because all you want is a live Jerry Springer episode.
Grow up.
I don’t think that it’s none of his business. The neighbor definitely wouldn’t consider it none of his business. It’s his kid, that kind of makes it his business, at least in his mind.
He’s wrong, and so are you. The teacher’s personal life isn’t anyone’s business unless it actually demonstrably affects his work.
It’s true. He should have a say in whether or not his kid is exposed to Jews too.
I was going to go with “people who read comic books.” You can’t be too careful–I hear those things encourage violence **and **homosexuality. Oh, and communism and atheism.
Don’t forget promiscuity and teen pregnancy. And dancing!
This seems like advice that could be handy in lots of situations. Actually, I’d love to see it taken up as a battlecry, a la “Remember the Alamo!” or “Think of the children!”
Bigots don’t want to learn any lessons. They want to hate and believe in lies.
Then the father should take it upon himself to investigate all potential teachers of his son and not rely on idle gossip regarding anyone’s sexuality. It’s his responsibility, not someone else’s to do the detecting for him.