Today, one of my 17 yr old students asked me if i thought "homo's" were nice people. "Miss," he says, "do you think they're nice? and are they nicer than straight people?" In response, I think I started by giving him a death glare. Then I told him a couple of things.
"I think perhaps you should not refer to gay people as 'homo's'."
"I don't think your sexuality/sexual orientation/sexual preference has anything to do with how nice you are."
What I wanted to say was:
"Where do you get this shit?!?"
"What have your parents and your peers told/taught you?"
"How does this affect you?"
Ugh.
