What do you do when someone’s hateful behavior comes from someone close? A father, for example. Sometimes even parents succumb to despicable behavior, and it can be the worst feeling ever knowing they’re your biggest enemy. One young man from Georgia captured his father berating him for the way he presented himself, and went so low as to use harmful language that can be described as nothing less than abuse.
Posted by TikToker Jonnyflix, the video immediately starts with a man yelling angrily in the background. He’s complaining to Jonny he didn’t like the way he dressed—long nails, earrings, jewelry, makeup—while under his roof. When Jonny isn’t home, he can freely wear them. But it goes further when his father states, “Homosexuality is not something that I condone.”
That really says it all. Whether it be religion or political stance, this line of thinking is enough to break a family apart at its roots. How does it hurt or change his life in any way? Why are conservatives always so obsessed with what two consenting adults are doing?
Apparently, being an adult doesn’t change that. Jonny’s dad states “I don’t care if you’re 21, 22…” while under his roof, the least Jonny could do is “abide by the rules of the house” since he isn’t paying rent. What does paying rent have to do with suffocating your child’s identity? He sounds like a control freak.
The people in the comments weren’t having it today, though there is equal parts support, too.
“And this is why kids go no contact,” argued one commenter. And they’re right. There’s a level of introspection that isn’t being utilized.
Another person commented that this is just “hatred disguised as ‘house rules,’” while another called him out for actually wanting to “disrupt” the peace he so desperately wants.
One brave soul thought the house rules were justified and “…does not equate to him not loving his son.” And then have the audacity to argue it’s a simple disagreement of “lifestyle” and Jonny should “move out.” When the dust settles, their relationship will “probably improve,” since they’ll both be “comfortable in their own space.”
That is just cruelty masquerading as social justice. What a gross way of making Jonny the problem, rather than correcting someone’s homophobic behavior.
One commenter hint the nail on the head, “People shouldn’t have kids if they can’t accept them for who they are.” If you’re unwilling to give them the room for self-expression, what’s the point? That’s part of the fun of raising kids—seeing their personalities change.
