Uwe
21-11-2006, 12:58 AM
Hey guys,
I was browsing some advice forums earlier and I found a post from a gay guy who 15. Basically his mother is one of those "All gays will burn in Hell" Christians and his Grandma has just cam back from holiday in France. Anyway, I found it rather amusing and fascinating how easily someone's opinion could be changed without them even realizing, by talking about snails instead of homosexuality.
Me: Were the snails cute and cuddly?
Mom: No, snails are slimy and horrible.
Me: Don't talk that way about snails. What if I was a snail and you said they're horrible? Imagine how that would make me feel.
Mom: I don't think I'd give birth to a snail.
Me: Well what if I was one and you just didn't know?
Mom: Well if you were a snail, I wouldn't say that snails are horrible. I'd say they're cute and cuddly.
Me: But that wouldn't change how you'd feel. You'd still think they're nasty, you'd just be trying not to hurt my feelings. But it's too late, you've already hurt my feelings.
Mom: I'm sorry. Will you ever forgive me?
Me: If you can forgive me for being a snail.
Mom: There's nothing to forgive. If one is a snail, then one is a snail.
Me: Exactly! I'm glad you see it my way.
I was browsing some advice forums earlier and I found a post from a gay guy who 15. Basically his mother is one of those "All gays will burn in Hell" Christians and his Grandma has just cam back from holiday in France. Anyway, I found it rather amusing and fascinating how easily someone's opinion could be changed without them even realizing, by talking about snails instead of homosexuality.
Me: Were the snails cute and cuddly?
Mom: No, snails are slimy and horrible.
Me: Don't talk that way about snails. What if I was a snail and you said they're horrible? Imagine how that would make me feel.
Mom: I don't think I'd give birth to a snail.
Me: Well what if I was one and you just didn't know?
Mom: Well if you were a snail, I wouldn't say that snails are horrible. I'd say they're cute and cuddly.
Me: But that wouldn't change how you'd feel. You'd still think they're nasty, you'd just be trying not to hurt my feelings. But it's too late, you've already hurt my feelings.
Mom: I'm sorry. Will you ever forgive me?
Me: If you can forgive me for being a snail.
Mom: There's nothing to forgive. If one is a snail, then one is a snail.
Me: Exactly! I'm glad you see it my way.