Should RTE stop airing Father Ted?

PaoloGotti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121018787#Comment_121018787

I would point to what he has highlighted about the Tavistock clinic that is to be shut down. Patients growing exponentially, mostly girls (no surprise) Lots of autistic children. Experimental medication. Lots of psychologists leaving. Fast tracking kids to transition. Etc.

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121018815#Comment_121018815

I'm sure you're a perfectly reasonable person.

Now, you'll you address the first half of the post?

"Sure. Now you're in the realm of not having a big issue with throwing around the term paedo when you don't like something. Cheapening the term paedo, comparing something you oppose to paedo. It can't feel good to be making that argument, can it?"

PaoloGotti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121018794#Comment_121018794

I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt of not having read my previous posts. I’ll repeat:

I absolutely see the links between abusing children’s sexual organs and sexuality to paedophilia. But I don’t agree with his classification of it being a “paedo movement”. I think the reason it is being pushed on children is because it validates the adults way of life. If children have widespread gender disphoria then it is evidence that it is more common naturally occurring and thus validates the ideology.

Feisar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121018829#Comment_121018829

Sorry I latched on to the second part as the first wasn't directed at me. As I wasn't on that side of the debate. I was pointing out as to why people die on hills. Yea I have a horrible story about your first point re the cheapening of words I don't want to to share.

I'm reasonable enough most of the time but can be a thick fucker to.

Feisar

As to the OPs question, Fr Ted was/is social commentary through the medium of comedy and should be aired indefinitely.

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121018838#Comment_121018838

Yes, I read your post and I was commenting on it. So you don't have a big problem with GL misusing the term paedo. Doesn't it cheapen a term which would really only be used for a really, really serious crime? Does it feel good to not have a big problem with misusing the term paedo when you don't agree with people?

PaoloGotti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121018893#Comment_121018893

Listen I am often guilty of facetious language. I agree it cheapens the term. I don’t feel good or bad about that. I actually haven’t used the phrase myself against someone I disagree with. I was commenting on GL’s use of it.

eightieschewbaccy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121018817#Comment_121018817

The numbers increasing directly relates to acceptance and recognition of it. You could equally claim that being gay increased exponentially but the reason is, it's not shunned any more.

In relation to the autism angle, I fall on spectrum and guess what, the vast majority on the spectrum have put more thought into themselves than most people. So I'd say the vast majority who identify as a different gender have a pretty strong understanding of how they identify. There's a higher prevalence of autistic people that are gay, bi etc as well. It doesn't really say a whole lot beyond neurodivergent people are more likely to be LGBT in general.

Sephiroth_dude

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