Talk:This is Bermuda, Not Bed and Breakfast/@comment-24830549-20170621141602

Phew, that was hard to read. I don't have a problem with Veronica being offended, what Adrian said was very wrong. But her reaction! She seems very sheltered. I go to a conservative Christian school and I hear people say things like Adrian said all the time. I have close friends who are anti-LGBT for the same reasons that Adrian is. I argue with them, but I don't get upset and storm off. I'm a closeted bisexual in my real life, and I have to put up with people like Adrian on a daily basis. But when I do deal with them, I act more like Phyllis and present a logical argument to them. Veronica has just shown that she has not been forced to deal with people like Adrian ever. She has shown that she doesn't know how to act in the face of other opinions.

I'm in no way condoning what Adrian said. What Adrian said is wrong for so many reasons, and he is blatantly homophobic with no religious excuse to hide behind. He doesn't understand people and how to deal with them. He has a lot to learn, but so does Veronica. Both have clearly never been challenged in their beliefs before.

Props to you for writing this scene, Tangle. Sometimes when dealing with homophobia in these stories, the arguments are one-sided, with the homophobic person looking like an backwards bigot and the person arguing for LGBT rights looking like a hero. This scene shows that no one is perfect, and everyone has room to improve.