Homophobic & Racist

[Gibs960]

Generally teachers don't care about homophobic behaviour, just from experience. I got bullied quite bad for being gay, cos I act a bit camp and my parents told the deputy head and she said "it happens round here, but I'll speak to the people involved" months later she still hadn't spoken to them and it still goes on but not as bad. I think people look at racism as a lot worse because we are taught what an impact racism can have (slave trade, discrimination of blacks) but we never actually look into the effects of homophobic bullying and it leads to ignorance.

We've never been taught about homosexuality at all within school or anything along those lines but in my opinion we should be taught about it in PSHE or history or whatever.

[dbgtz]

All types of discrimination is equal in my opinion, it's just then to the extent of which they are discriminated should be what jusitifies something being worse. The only difference with racism compared to anything else is history and that's why for a good X years it will still be considered a much more hateful act.

[Kardan]

Racism is equal to homophobic abuse in my eyes - if you say that homophobic abuse isn't as bad because it is not a visible trait, then surely abuse for ginger haired people is worse than homophobic abuse? I don't think so

[Matthew]

Not really but you must agree, when have you ever heard of a black pupil being beat up? Not collage or uni but school. Then think when have you heard of a transgender or gay pupil being bullied and hurt?

What a stupid thing to say . You're just generalising groups of people based on your own knowledge probably of only a couple of people...

[Ellz]

I used to get bullied for being gay but i don't so much anymore becuase im in year 13 so most people are grown up about it but there are still the odd few but i'm used to it.

I get where you're coming from that we don't get taught about it at school or whatever and i kinda agree tbh

[Catchy]

I'm 1/4 black and gay woah I must be ******. Can't really speak of any personal experiences because I'd say I've never been properly bullied. I can see Aidens about black people just using racism as an excuse but like cerys said, it doesn't make a difference really everyone is the same and people take things in different ways. If someone attempts at being homophobic/racist to me I can honestly say it doesn't get to me that much and I can laugh it off.

[Charz777]

Of course they are just as equal. Abuse about a person's race, sexuality, religion or anything really is all the same. What differs is the exremity of it. A one off name-call in an angry debate is much less worse than constant bullying over it every day, or example.

[The Don]

what a silly thread. no type of discrimination is worse than any other, it's the extent as to how far the discrimination goes which can be compared.

Your thread is full of stereotypes and minor discriminating behaviour anyway, pretty ironic.

---------- Post added 09-10-2012 at 03:30 PM ----------

Well when racism does happen at my school it is taken really seriously because the black people in my school are silly. I'm not racist, I just don't like the fact they take things so far. I will show you an example:

In my geography class the teacher told this boy (Named Elias) to shut up and she got superseded for 1 week just because his mum and dad came in to school. But what really gets me is that he's not bothered. Unlike the Gay people, they get called then cut themselves.

I know everyone will be like they just want attention but being called and pushed around does hurt.

Bolded is just an example of you stereotyping

---------- Post added 09-10-2012 at 03:32 PM ----------

Not really but you must agree, when have you ever heard of a black pupil being beat up? Not collage or uni but school. Then think when have you heard of a transgender or gay pupil being bullied and hurt?

Yeh, i've literally never heard of any black person being the victim of violence :rolleyes:

[-:Undertaker:-]

I'm aiming directly at schools. It's stereotypical but Black people are normally stronger and can handle these things but gay people are commonly less direct and will just take it.

Also you can't choice if you like a boy or girl, if it was that easy then why isn't everyone straight when it was illegal.

No, but the difference between dislike or hatred of homosexuality (not 'homophobia') and racism is that homosexual activity is at least a behaviour choice, whereas the colour somebodies skin isn't a choice and has no bearing on their moral being.

Racism is equal to homophobic abuse in my eyes - if you say that homophobic abuse isn't as bad because it is not a visible trait, then surely abuse for ginger haired people is worse than homophobic abuse? I don't think so

The same as above, both differ in that homosexual acts (which is the thing many people find distasteful or wrong) are a choice.

[Kardan]

No, but the difference between dislike or hatred of homosexuality (not 'homophobia') and racism is that homosexual activity is at least a behaviour choice, whereas the colour somebodies skin isn't a choice and has no bearing on their moral being.



The same as above, both differ in that homosexual acts (which is the thing many people find distasteful or wrong) are a choice.

Only if you believe that Homosexuality is a choice, and even if you do - it doesn't make homophobic abuse any less bad.