I am an adjunct instructor at the local college.
I teach government.
Part of the curricula involves exploring ‘civil rights.’
I poll the students and ask what percentage of the population is likely homosexual.
Results vary but hold constant—they ALWAYS guess between 20-30%.
I also ask them to name a popular show where a homosexual is not present. . .a real head scratch-er.
Then I ask that when a homosexual is present in the show, identify the show where the homosexual is presented as something other than happy, quirky and funny, open-minded and so much superior than the White Male hetero. Another head scratch-er
Such is propaganda.
(I know, treading on thin ice with the administration. . .)
Oh, why is it popular TV shows always have lezbo’s and it seems ALL lezbo’s are drop-dead gorgeous and downright hot. . .NEVER presented as they usually found in the wild (mean, unhappy, nasty, male-in-drag dyke types).
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YOUR students are unusual in that they are attending college. Most people DON'T to college. So, right off the bat you have an "interested" group.
They might have been brainwashed but will figure it out when they get into the working world...OR if they simply GOOGLE the question: How many homosexuals in the world?
It's not a HUGE task, is it? They are ALL computer literate and all KNOW Google...so, if they are TRULY curious they will simply "Google" the answer: .5-1.5%.
Maybe your students don't really care. That's possible.
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I also ask them to name a popular show where a homosexual is not present. . .a real head scratcher.
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Lol.
They don't watch a lot of
Law & Order--normal, SVU or CE.
cooking shows
Property Brothers
baseball or football games
tennis
[If any of the athletes are homosexual, it's on WORLD NEWS.]
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Then I ask that when a homosexual is present in the show, identify the show where the homosexual is presented as something other than happy, quirky and funny, open-minded and so much superior than the White Male hetero. Another head scratcher.
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They scratch their heads because not every T.V. show does have a homosexual. I remember on Will & Grace, the side-kick was a MORON, nice, but dumb as a box of hair. He was neither happy nor sad, just abysmally self-centered and ego centric.
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Such is propaganda. (I know, treading on thin ice with the administration. . .) Oh, why is it popular TV shows always have lezbo’s and it seems ALL lezbo’s are drop-dead gorgeous and downright hot. . .NEVER presented as they usually found in the wild (mean, unhappy, nasty, male-in-drag dyke types).
T.V. sure doesn't allow the following on the air, except as The Exception to show us how REALLY compassionate, understanding and cool the network moguls are.
-- OOOGLY people
-- mean a-holes
-- unhappy people
-- really OLD people
-- bitter middle-aged women
-- race baiters, from any the races
-- nasty, male-in-drag dyke types
The networks portray people in a way that THEY believe will sell the most toothpaste, cars, denture cream, fungus removal, hair growth and toilet paper.