[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...it’s really hard to think how such young people in 2019...can have so much intolerance of sexuality instilled in their mindsets ..?...as is the same when we hear of racism in the same way...terrifying....

yes it is, I thought we were moving forward but it like we are stuck or even going into reverse

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

yes it is, I thought we were moving forward but it like we are stuck or even going into reverse

It's been ingrained for so long that I think it just plateau'd decades ago. We reached the point where everyone who really believes in equality openly wants it, and then for a while we pushed past into an era where the ones who deep down never wanted it still "went along with it" and were (quite rightly) embarrassed by their opinions but now that thread has broken and the types of people who never really wanted it will just happily and openly declare it.

Social media has played a huge part - showing people that they're not alone in their toxic views so they feel supported in sharing them - but crap like Trump winning the presidency and the popularity of the likes of Tommy Robinson have really finished it off. "PC" is officially dead, just as some people wanted, and these are the effects.

The truth is that people are VULNERABLE out in the world. Especially women, and gay couples, and other minorities. The only thing protecting anyone when it comes right down to it, is social etiquette, and that's being eroded by the day. What's left when people don't feel ashamed to do and say whatever the hell they want? The thin illusion that the authorities or the government can actually protect anyone meaningfully slips away like it never existed. The worst kind of anarchy.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It's been ingrained for so long that I think it just plateau'd decades ago. We reached the point where everyone who really believes in equality openly wants it, and then for a while we pushed past into an era where the ones who deep down never wanted it still "went along with it" and were (quite rightly) embarrassed by their opinions but now that thread has broken and the types of people who never really wanted it will just happily and openly declare it.

Social media has played a huge part - showing people that they're not alone in their toxic views so they feel supported in sharing them - but crap like Trump winning the presidency and the popularity of the likes of Tommy Robinson have really finished it off. "PC" is officially dead, just as some people wanted, and these are the effects.

The truth is that people are VULNERABLE out in the world. Especially women, and gay couples, and other minorities. The only thing protecting anyone when it comes right down to it, is social etiquette, and that's being eroded by the day. What's left when people don't feel ashamed to do and say whatever the hell they want? The thin illusion that the authorities or the government can actually protect anyone meaningfully slips away like it never existed. The worst kind of anarchy.