I would rather have a gay child. If you have a gay son, you know he's not gonna be shooting up his high school. That would get in the way of yearbook.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cho prefers having a gay child over a violent one, using dark humor to reframe LGBTQ+ identity as safer and less threatening than school violence.
- In plain terms
- Being gay is less harmful to society than being violent.
- What can you take from it?
- Queer identity is not a danger to others.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is being gay seen as worse than violence?
- What fears drive anti-gay sentiment?
Another view
Not all stereotypes about violence are equally harmful.
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