Kimmel Article

I really liked this article although it leaves more questions at the end.  If Freud is correct and when going up we compete with our fathers innately, then how do we counter homophobia later on?  And is it really that children fear being gay or are they using that as a cover for their own inadequacies?  I believe it is the latter which then can help answer the first question.  If children are lashing out at each other because they fear being weak that's where the father needs to step in and show the child how to be a man, and where strength and kindness are important in life.  And this can help separate homophobia from  inadequacy.  And when they are separated homophobia becomes easier to combat because it now doesn't conflict with the child's inner desires.  The child can learn that being gay doesn't mean being weak and being straight doesn't mean being strong.  Even though the father is the lead is most of this, any male figures can help show the child how to be an adult.  So as a male teacher I will be a role model for how a grown male should act and respect others.