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I'm going to play an 'accused devil's' advocate and just blatantly state that making fun of a hertrosexual father’s concerns of his son possibly being gay does not reinforce anything homophobic. Calling that stand-up routine homophobic, is like calling Borat racist. It makes fun of stereotypes and presumptions. I don't believe we should pro-take in a society where we have to walk on eggshells just so no one's feelings get hurt. I’m not one to believe anyone is above being the subject of comedy. For example, a simple joke about gay people, or using the word “f*ggot”, is not automatically homophobic. In my book, homophobia implies hatred and/or prestigious against homosexuals due to their inherent nature.
His routine is a simply a reflection of what some fathers actually go through, believe it or not. Not only does it take some getting use to, but It's hard when you realize when your son doesn’t have an ideal, “typical” male trait that you both share. It's sort of why fathers dislike when their son is doing something either males don't do, what females do, or not doing something a "typical" male would do (and why also liberal university professors screech about such false social concepts such as "toxic masculinity"). You won’t be able to talk about the crushes he has at school - or as you both grow older, the women you both find attractive. You won’t be seeing his future wife walk down the aisle, just as your father saw yours. You feel a sense of worry when you realize (or at least presume) your son won’t become a father, or have the life fulfilling joy of raising a family, which includes seeing what your grandson will look like.
It's not old or "conservative" social engineering to think about this stuff: its human nature. This is all perfectly normal. It doesn't mean you have to start hating or discriminating your own offspring - your literal flesh and blood - just because he has a different sexuality. Quite the contrary, and far away from the truth. It's just that as men, the majority of us all share a cohesive tribal identity. If Kevin Hart’s son actually came out as gay, I don’t think he would act any different towards him. He won't be trying to “""marginalize""” him with his “""aggressions""”. He’s not a homophobe.
Having said all that, his twitter posts are absolutely immature. It seems like something I’d do back when I was 14. Since social media is at play here (where something could be completely devoid of character and context), he should’ve known way better than to tweet unfunny jokes that are edgy for the sake of being edgy. It's a firm lesson when it comes to being careful what you do on the internet, for later it could bite you in the rear. It's sort of reminds me of what James Gunn did.
The only reasons he’s not apologizing, is because he’s a total hack who’s completely full of himself. He thinks he can away with everything. All had to do what explain himself, say he was sorry. And then we would all move on. But no.
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