Should Gay Tv Shows have their own Channel or Rating?
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The gay community has its own tv channel. It's called "Logo". Most shows that revolve around a gay person or a gay couple are shown on the Logo channel.
However, I don't agree that just because a gay person and/or couple is featured in a show it should have a higher rating or its own channel. Look at Modern Family. There is a gay couple on there and honestly they aren't the worst ones. There have been a few shows that show a gay couple during a sex scene and to be honest I don't think it should have been in there. However, it's not because they're gay it's simply because they shouldn't be showing sex scenes like that and I'm a firm believer that any show that shows sex or any sexual content should have a higher rating unfortunately even a sex scene is (in some cases) not even considered PG-13 in movies and shows. Nowadays TV, sex is normal. It's not bad, it's not wrong and it isn't considered rated R according to television and movie producers.
Just my opinion though.
However, I don't agree that just because a gay person and/or couple is featured in a show it should have a higher rating or its own channel. Look at Modern Family. There is a gay couple on there and honestly they aren't the worst ones. There have been a few shows that show a gay couple during a sex scene and to be honest I don't think it should have been in there. However, it's not because they're gay it's simply because they shouldn't be showing sex scenes like that and I'm a firm believer that any show that shows sex or any sexual content should have a higher rating unfortunately even a sex scene is (in some cases) not even considered PG-13 in movies and shows. Nowadays TV, sex is normal. It's not bad, it's not wrong and it isn't considered rated R according to television and movie producers.
Just my opinion though.
U
They aren't going to give homosexuality a rating for tv because the idea is to make it part of the cultural norm. If you isolate it and shine a spotlight on it as something that needs a warning label, that only serves to demonize it. Which goes against PC thinking. So it's not going to happen, no matter what your opinion.
True but I meant "normal" as in, it's not just for the bedroom anymore. Society is turning sex into something that everyone should be talking about, everyone should be doing. Yes sex is normal it's for husband and wife, it's for marriage. however it's not for TV and it's not for social media. That's what I was trying to say. Lol.
But I do agree.
But I do agree.
C
I've noticed that almost every movie ,tv series or music video has a gay element..Like that's the next big fad or whatever. Nowadays people are talking about "sexual fluidity" and blurring the lines between sexuality and gender identification. Teaching our children to accept this confusion as normal. But y'all know that some "straight men" get off on lesbians. And some women have gay male best friends that they shop with and gossip with. Treating men like women and women like men. It's totally backwards.. But we Christians have to realize that not we can't force Jesus on these people. It's Like trying to start a fire without matches. I've made up my mind to just show the LGBT community love.
I absolutely, 100% agree with you. All we can do is show them love. Nothing we say or do is going to change them. Prayer and Love is the only option.
We can try all day long and all our lives telling them how wrong it is and what the bible says but it comes down to one thing. We cannot force Jesus on them. That is a decision they will have to make for themselves. Until then, just show them love.
We can try all day long and all our lives telling them how wrong it is and what the bible says but it comes down to one thing. We cannot force Jesus on them. That is a decision they will have to make for themselves. Until then, just show them love.
Why should the ratings be any different for gay content?
A gay couple engaging in sexual activity should be the same rating as a heterosexual engaging in sexual activity for tv/movies. Both are unnecessary to see in movies/tv shows. I'm not going to pretend it's worse because it's homosexuality.
You mean to tell me that the rating should be less if the actors are portraying a heterosexual relationship/marriage than if it were two men or two women going at it? I'm pretty sure the actors are not married in real life... Even if they were, it doesn't mean it's okay for them to record it for a tv show or movie. Sex between a husband and wife is sacred.
NEWSFLASH: If running into programs you find stuff you don't want to watch... guess what? You don't have to watch it. That's like me complaining that every time I put my hand in the fire, I get burned. I probably shouldn't be sticking my hand in the fire then... or at the very least, I shouldn't complain about it when/if I do.
A gay couple engaging in sexual activity should be the same rating as a heterosexual engaging in sexual activity for tv/movies. Both are unnecessary to see in movies/tv shows. I'm not going to pretend it's worse because it's homosexuality.
You mean to tell me that the rating should be less if the actors are portraying a heterosexual relationship/marriage than if it were two men or two women going at it? I'm pretty sure the actors are not married in real life... Even if they were, it doesn't mean it's okay for them to record it for a tv show or movie. Sex between a husband and wife is sacred.
NEWSFLASH: If running into programs you find stuff you don't want to watch... guess what? You don't have to watch it. That's like me complaining that every time I put my hand in the fire, I get burned. I probably shouldn't be sticking my hand in the fire then... or at the very least, I shouldn't complain about it when/if I do.
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Actually that is not accurate. You can find things on tv to watch that are still clean. So to suggest that by the very nature of turning on your television you have to automatically expect to be inundated with nothing but inappropriate things and nothing else, which is what you are arguing, is wrong. So, therefore, the 'stick your hand in fire' parallel is not fitting. There are ratings for language, sex and violence. Those ratings exist to give people a change to know what sorts of situations they may be faced with by watching the show. People are suggesting a rating that warns of homosexuality in a tv show as well.
Also to claim that homosexual activity is no different than heterosexual activity is not an absolute truth, either. If i am out and i see a husband and wife give each other a little kiss on the lips, i don't think twice. If i were to see two men do the same thing, it will bother me. I don't care if they're married or not. I simply find it distasteful, at best, to view such a sight. That's not me, or anyone else, 'pretending'. That is a genuine dislike for that behavior between two men or two women.
So the issue doesn't even need to extend into sexual behavior, as casual, affectionate behavior common among dating or married couples is still enough to affect people. And i feel certain God is going to be bothered when two men kiss or perform other acts of affection done under the banner of homosexuality. I don't see God being bothered by those same acts being performed by a man and woman.
Finally, if you go back through the posts and read, the issue of sex among homosexuals was not even listed as the issue. In fact it was stated, twice i believe, that sex of any type was a problem for people, regardless of the sexual orientation of people. So it is you that has brought in the sex aspect, and tried to argue against it, when no one actually said that was the problem to begin with. The request from the OP, and echoed by others, was 'a rating/warning for homosexual content in tv shows'. It was not requested to have a rating/warning for sexual activity between homosexuals. You have taken this topic and were so quick to defend that you didn't bother reading what it was you were speaking against.
My question to you is why are you so quick to jump to conclusions and defend against an accusation that was never made to begin with? Did you not take the time to actually read what was said, just glance over it and assume you knew? So it appears that, while you feel you have put everyone in there place... NEWSFLASH, you didn't. You only showed yourself to take something small and blow it out or proportion because you were more worried about defending what you thought than about reading what was actually said.
Also to claim that homosexual activity is no different than heterosexual activity is not an absolute truth, either. If i am out and i see a husband and wife give each other a little kiss on the lips, i don't think twice. If i were to see two men do the same thing, it will bother me. I don't care if they're married or not. I simply find it distasteful, at best, to view such a sight. That's not me, or anyone else, 'pretending'. That is a genuine dislike for that behavior between two men or two women.
So the issue doesn't even need to extend into sexual behavior, as casual, affectionate behavior common among dating or married couples is still enough to affect people. And i feel certain God is going to be bothered when two men kiss or perform other acts of affection done under the banner of homosexuality. I don't see God being bothered by those same acts being performed by a man and woman.
Finally, if you go back through the posts and read, the issue of sex among homosexuals was not even listed as the issue. In fact it was stated, twice i believe, that sex of any type was a problem for people, regardless of the sexual orientation of people. So it is you that has brought in the sex aspect, and tried to argue against it, when no one actually said that was the problem to begin with. The request from the OP, and echoed by others, was 'a rating/warning for homosexual content in tv shows'. It was not requested to have a rating/warning for sexual activity between homosexuals. You have taken this topic and were so quick to defend that you didn't bother reading what it was you were speaking against.
My question to you is why are you so quick to jump to conclusions and defend against an accusation that was never made to begin with? Did you not take the time to actually read what was said, just glance over it and assume you knew? So it appears that, while you feel you have put everyone in there place... NEWSFLASH, you didn't. You only showed yourself to take something small and blow it out or proportion because you were more worried about defending what you thought than about reading what was actually said.
I never said what you said I’m suggesting. I said, “If running into programs you find stuff you don’t want to watch… You don’t have to watch it.” Meaning, watch something you know is wholesome. Apparently watching a show can be a type of “Russian roulette” as you don’t know what will be in a program.