Justin Bieber doesn't like Gays

[Rainbow Mage]

Fresh from winning a Brit award, teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber has suggested that homosexuality is a choice and that abortion is wrong even when pregnancy is caused by rape.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he appeared to label homosexuality as a choice rather than something that is uncontrollable.
He also spoke out against abortion even when pregnancy is caused by rape, saying “everything happens for a reason.”

Taken from: Justin Bieber: being gay is a decision and abortion is wrong - PinkNews.co.uk

So what do you make of this? Should parents let their children be influenced by someone like this?

 

[Revoltingest]

Young fellas need to experiment with thinking.
Mistakes will be made. Things will be learnt.
I wouldn't worry about him.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Revoltingist what worries me more, Bieber aside, is that the movie industry has a knack for choosing teens with conservative Christian leanings to be the role models of our children

 

[fallingblood]

Children won't really be influenced by this. Really, there is very little reason to worry. Especially since Justin Bieber himself is yet a child.

When teenage girls think of Justin, they don't care about his political views or ethical views. They care about him being "gorgeous" or how wonderful his music is. Really, there is nothing to worry about here.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Children won't really be influenced by this. Really, there is very little reason to worry. Especially since Justin Bieber himself is yet a child.

When teenage girls think of Justin, they don't care about his political views or ethical views. They care about him being "gorgeous" or how wonderful his music is. Really, there is nothing to worry about here.

Falling Blood, children imitate behaviour. If they see one of their role models hating gays, they'll imitate it.

 

[Engyo]

Taken from: Justin Bieber: being gay is a decision and abortion is wrong - PinkNews.co.uk

So what do you make of this? Should parents let their children be influenced by someone like this?

I just want to know exactly when he chose to be straight, and how long he took to make the decision.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

I just want to know exactly when he chose to be straight, and how long he took to make the decision.

When his conservative Christian parents told him he was straight

 

[Revoltingest]

Revoltingist what worries me more, Bieber aside, is that the movie industry has a knack for choosing teens with conservative Christian leanings to be the role models of our children

I'll bet there are other role models too.
But Xtians outnumber heathens, so what else would you expect?

 

[Rainbow Mage]

I'll bet there are other role models too.
But Xtians outnumber heathens, so what else would you expect?

Think about it Revoltingist- Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, the Jonas Brothers, all from conservative Christian families

 

[Skwim]

What's a Justin Bieber?

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Bieber is not a threat. He's a manufactured star whose music sucks.

I'm sure young folks watch movies that feature actors with all manner of wacko views and habits.

 

[Revoltingest]

Think about it Revoltingist- Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, the Jonas Brothers, all from conservative Christian families

I don't know them all, but that Cyrus girl seems to lead a rather heathen lifestyle.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

I don't know them all, but that Cyrus girl seems to lead a rather heathen lifestyle.

Oh she sure made her view on homosexuals clear and millions of children look up to her

 

[fallingblood]

Falling Blood, children imitate behaviour. If they see one of their role models hating gays, they'll imitate it.

First, you haven't shown that he hates gays. He said that they chose to be gay. That does not equal hating gays. Yes, he is ignorant; however, kids don't care.

The vast majority of children don't read Rolling Stones magazine. They don't care about his view points. Do you think they really spend that much time trying to learn all of his views on everything? Not at all. In my wife's family, she has two cousins, and a sister in love with Bieber. They don't care at all about his actual beliefs. They just love him because they think he is so cute. That really is what it boils down to.

And really, it isn't a threat. Great, he has an ignorant view point. However, teens have many more models. Look at all of the teens who look up to Eminem. Do you think they all will become gun toting rappers? No.

The vast majority of role models are not conservative Christians. The few you mentioned are from children's networks that attract preteens and younger for the most part. And again, they don't read Rolling Stones. They don't care about the beliefs of these individuals. When they get older, they find different role models. And usually then people scream about how bad the role models are because of their drug problems.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Yeah sure the majority of kids don't care falling blood, that's why they bully their gay peers to the extent that gay teens are the highest suicide statistic among teens

 

[fallingblood]

Oh she sure made her view on homosexuals clear and millions of children look up to her

Having a sister-in-law who looks up to her, I can tell you that even with as much as she talks about her, this subject has never come up. You have to look at the demographics. Who are her primary fans? Preteens and younger. Maybe a few younger teens, but that really does change. And those people who look up to her don't care about her beliefs. They are interested in her music, and her acting, and not much else.

 

[Koldo]

Taken from: Justin Bieber: being gay is a decision and abortion is wrong - PinkNews.co.uk

So what do you make of this? Should parents let their children be influenced by someone like this?

Erm...From the quote, he didn't say he doesn't like gays. He simply said he believes it is a matter of choice. He is not completely wrong though.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Having people think being gay is a choice is part of what contributes to the prejudice

 

[fallingblood]

Yeah sure the majority of kids don't care falling blood, that's why they bully their gay peers to the extent that gay teens are the highest suicide statistic among teens

And that's because of Justin Bieber? Are you really trying to argue that Justin Bieber is responsible for those actions? Especially when those actions have been around longer than Justin Bieber has been alive?

The problem is not people like Justin Bieber. The problem is parents who have a negative look at homosexuals who teach that outlook to their children. And really, we are seeing more and more people accept homosexuals. Yes, it is slow, but it is coming along.

 

[fallingblood]

Having people think being gay is a choice is part of what contributes to the prejudice

Yes, but still, you saying that Bieber doesn't like gays, or hate gays is over exaggerating. His comment was ignorant. However, one can not blow it out of proportion, because that causes the same ignorance.