When I attended the Google Developer Day in Sydney last year, I added a circle on Google Plus that had all the speakers at the event, so I could follow what's going on. Since, for the most part, G+ is quite empty, I thought I'd keep that circle since they did post interesting stuff about what Google was up to, and other technology stuff in general.
One thing that has been made apparent to me is how much Google supports public sexuality in this country, and possibly in many other countries. To be honest, I don't see why companies feel they need to take a political position, be it right or left. Aren't the left all for companies staying out of politics (the so called "Occupy" protests anyone?) Of course, it's absolutely fine when a company such as Google supports the Mardi Gras, which to be honest, is more political than people want to admit.
Now, don't get me wrong, this post isn't one of those "I hate gays" posts that you see from many extreme right wings (not agreeing with does not equal hate.) This post is more about the public sexualisation that is more and more obvious in today's culture. It's just in this case, the sexulisation is pretty much everything but heterosexual. Why is this OK? I don't care what kind of sexulisation Mardi Gras promotes, more that it is what it promotes. I hate to use the argument "what about the children?" but seriously, if I did have kids (and as an unmarried 20 year old, I do not,) I would actually be quite concerned with what children see these days. The argument from the left that I have been seeing is that they want kid's to realise that "being gay is OK," but regardless of whether or not I agree with that message (again, this post is not about that,) should that really be said to a 5 year old? Seriously, let kids be kids. I miss being a kid, it was so much simpler back then.
Parent's are allowed to sheild their kids from non-gay sexulisation, and no one is ever against that. As soon as they try and sheild their kids from gay sexulisation, all of a sudden it's wrong and against so called "gay rights." I don't quite understand how it's any different. I'm only 20, but it's actually quite shocking to see how much primary schools have changed since I was there. When I was in primary school, you would never have seen books promoting a gay lifestyle, but these day's it's almost a violation of so called "gay right's" if Kindergarten kid's aren't educated about them. I was still in primary school less than 10 years ago and it has changed this much? What has gone wrong in this world?
So seriously, Google, go back to what you're good at. You make amazing technologies, but the amount that you are promoting sexulisation makes me sick. I use so many of your products (this post it self being posted on the Google owned blogger,) and I absolutely love them, but really, stay away from politics.
Right on buddy.... If several thousand half naked heterosexuals shut down George St every year and paraded thier sexuality in the same crude manner it would be a national embarrassment.
ReplyDeleteI dont care about your sexuality - its 2012. You dont have to keep it secret any more. Time to fall in line with the rest of society and shut the door before you get your gear off.
You are an idiot, children, prior to High School sex education classes, are not 'educated' about gay rights or any other subjects relating to sexuality. I don't know who told you that shit, but you're an idiot for believing it. I have 2 girls 6 & 9, and can assure you that it simply does not happen in any structured or endorsed manner in this country. There are no books in any curriculum that 'promote' gay lifestyles, you're falling for bigot scare tactics.
ReplyDeleteNo-one but children's parents exposes them to Mardi Gras, if you have an issue don't fucking whine about Google, take it up with the asshole parents who drag their kids along to the Mardi Gras, which by the way has become a celebration of bogan fuckwit drunkenness and gay 'shock' oneupmanship, I can hardly think of worse place to take kids. No-one, and I mean absofuckinglutely no-one can stop the parent of a child from refusing to expose them to any kind of sex education. Who cares if a couple of extremist shitheads kick up a fuss, they represent the Gay community in about as valid a sense as Al-Qaida represents all muslims.
There's plenty of room for adult only entertainment in the public domain, it's the responsibility of parents to determine how and when to expose their children to such things, so have a go at the shitheads who drag their kids to Mardi Gras, not a company who supports Gay rights.
Gosh, you and your anonymous responders raise some interesting points. I shall ponder.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I can't help but think that it must be possible to get one's point across without resorting to cheap vulgarities. Just saying...