The phobia raises it's head that her little girl must not be happy that her friend has two mothers. There can be no joy in being gay.
I'm not condoning the video here but I think it's safe to say that most people (including JW's) realize that there must be something positive about being gay otherwise so many wouldn't risk life and limb to pursue that life. In this video they are discussing children with same sex
parents. The JW Mother isn't saying anything about the character of gay
people or telling the child to be mean to her classmate, she is teaching
the little girl what she (the mother) believes is Gods view on the issue of Homosexuality. Nothing was said in the video to indicate that a gay family can't be happy or can't be good people .... you filled in those blanks yourself. The emphasis was on what Jehovah wants and what happens if we don't do what he wants. They believe he knows what's best for us and has the authority to tell us what to do and punish us if we don't. It's only natural that a Mother teaches her child what she believes to be true.
They are being told that their natural desire to love and to be loved is somehow evil.
It that's not an irrational fear - if that's not a phobia - I don't know what is.
When it comes to our sexuality being a choice or not, a
lot of research shows that men are wired to have multiple sex partners
and spread their DNA around yet Women and Christianity expect men to
deny this strong urge and stick to one partner for the rest of his life
even though it may be very difficult. If this video were about a little girl who's school friend was upset because her parents were divorcing after the Daddy cheated on the Mommy, the JW mother would be explaining how Jehovah is against fornication and adultery and won't allow people who do that, into Paradise. Whether or not science shows that Men are wired to be with multiple partners, the Mother believes that Jehovah expects humans to behave a certain way even if it's against our nature or the rest of the world thinks it's ok.
After hearing about someone being dfed for homosexuality my mother said she would rather her child was dead than a homosexual.s
Again, the title of this topic referred to the Video in question as "Homophobic". To me , when it comes to the statement above, it is irrational and phobic thinking to prefer their child dead than Gay and I highly doubt the Watchtower Society would back such an attitude even though some of the more imbalanced JW's feel that way. To be fair, the Watchtower Society can't be held responsible for it's members who go way above and beyond what is required when it comes to certain beliefs or teachings.
It always surprises me to see how differently people see things. One person who watches this video may not necessarily agree with it but still they are able to see it as a mother calmly and logically explaining her own understanding of the complex subject of Homosexuality. Another person sees the same video and hears hate speech and homophobia and wants it banned from public view.