A controversial topic
that has been present in the media and society for a long time is
homosexuality. In this real life situation, a movie called “gayby baby” has
come out, and was to be shot at several schools in Australia. The movie depicts
the life of four children that live with same sex parents. This, however,
caused problems with the parents of those children who feel that the film
content like this should be kept out of school. The movie merely serves to
demonstrate the differences but the majority of similarities within gay parents
and straight parents. It is clearly not based on sexual content, thus proves no
danger to the children. Considering this from the area of knowledge, ethics, it
would cause one to question: Is it unethical to
show this movie or are the parents wrong? Ethics challenges the essence
of good and bad, equality and support for everyone in this sense. Homosexual
people who are married have every right to raise children as long as they are
mentally and financially capable. Parents who are offended by this and the
movie being shown to their children have no understanding of the situation.
They can’t exactly stop their children from ever watching the movie; instead
they should encourage them to be aware of people who have different sexualities.
This develops a healthy relationship to the topic and enables them to form
their own unbiased opinions. It may even give them the courage to relate and
reveal their true identity. As such, parents should be supportive and not
assume that a movie would turn their kids gay or influence them negatively.
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