By bigots I mean my parents. You see my family have some very outdated views some that are very wrong that either make me cry or make me want to yell at them. The problems mainly with my father, my mother is starting to become more open minded. I usually get horrible headache when they say something offensive like saying women deserve something because they don't meet their ideas of what a woman should look like or how a woman should behave, or when they bring up the privilege of being oppressed saying that people of oppressed groups only achieve something because they brainwashed society to do that. My dad literally told me multiple times that the Black Lives Matter Protest were all based off lies, that white people are the one getting discriminated against and it shows how dangerous it is to be white in America. I also seen them yell hateful thing when they see a Queer person on the Media. Honestly I am scared to come out to them because I think they would kick me out on the fact that I like to wear makeup alone. I been trapped in this house for a long time and it feels suffocating being around them and it causes me physical pain when they say offensive stuff like this. If anyone knows a ways to educate them like this please tell me because I have been trying for years.
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I know how you feel, I'm currently living in the same type of household. But sadly I have no advice on trying to change their mind, at this point I don't know if there is one. But the one thing I can tell you is to not let them make you feel invalidated. As we both know they obviously have no clue what they're talking about, so don't let the uneducated thing they say get to you. Because you are valid, and I know you know that, it's just the case of reminding yourself that on a daily basis. Because you are an absolutely amazing person, and I'd hate to see them drag you down just because they don't understand. And just know, if they say something that makes you want to yell to get your point across, you can do it here. 'Cause we'll listen, and I can almost guarantee that we'll agree with you. You're not alone, and that's something important to remember. <3