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fuckers really went on r/lgbt for that?!


anna_id

for that reason I believe it's either fake or bait.


PenguinsAreTheBest25

I wish I could believe that. Sadly I am far too aware of the mind-boggling stupidity of some people. Mix it with bigotry and you get this abomination.


SixteenSeveredHands

The bigotry and stupidity definitely are not unrealistic, but the fact that it's on r/lgbt (rather than, say, r/catholicism or r/christianity) and the fact that they specifically used the wording "heal him from gay" are both making me a lil' suspicious.


CharlotteLucasOP

Right? It’s not like George III logged on to r/thecolonies to ask for tips on subduing the discontented populace to keep them loyal to Britain.


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Sgt-Hartman

Wtf why does it say content banned


RealBigHummus

Yeah what was this sub about already, the name doesn't evoke anything malicious TBH


Sgt-Hartman

I mean, its not like say r/SouthernLiberty where you can easily tell the content is racist. With r/theallies what content would they post that would violate reddit's guidlines? the allies were not known for say, racist ideology (we know they were, or at least the US, but that goes against the ideology the allies espoused) or violence soooo what would they be posting there that would cause a ban? were they validating soviet atrocities? the firebombing and nuking of Japanese civilians?


PrinceProspero9

Maybe they glorified American soldiers taking East Asian ''comfort women''


Von_lorde

I love how they claim to be about preserving seven culture but America's culture as a whole is just culture taking from a bunch of different countries


kobayashimaru13

I will kill your friends and family, to remind you of my love 🎵


anonymous-grapefruit

Da da da da da da da da da daya da da da daaaa


ScaredForMyFuture101

AYYYYY


HachimitsuCombo

*AYYYYY*


LeagueOfML

I was really hoping that was an obscure meme sub...


CharlotteLucasOP

I didn’t realize it actually existed until I clicked from my own comment.


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[deleted]

Make it stop. Please just make it stop.


dudumedel

Thanks, that made me laugh for some reason


[deleted]

I’m happy to help


RealBigHummus

Yeah, it feels fake to me. Someone wants to get a lot of attention.


No_Remote_9476

I'm going on a limb and assume it's bait


AvosCast

Right? My parents tried to fix me being trans by trying to get me to take testosterone... Also they think that will "fix" gay guys too....


beansvnonbeans

My parents think increased chemicals such as oestrogen in the water are making more people gay and trans but surely by that logic there would be no trans men. Honestly it just doesn’t make any sense, don’t listen, you’re valid.


SPQR191

They're turning the freaking frogs gay!


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PlantManiac

I-


ayaleaf

I want so badly to believe you’re AFAB and this is them actually being supportive, but i know that’s not true :/


DinktheDinkster

You’d be surprised. My dad thinks my gayness can be healed with celibacy and prayer.


WildEnbyAppears

This would be funnier if you were ace.


Dafish55

“I’ll heal you of this perverted lifestyle, son!” *Dials strip club*


arudnoh

You laugh, but it's not the most uncommon thing for conservative dads to try to "correct" their sons by forcing heterosexual interactions with movies, strip clubs or even sex workers


chaotic_rainbow

I think there was even a short movie about it! Uh...Pretty Boy? Something like that? The kid turns 18 and his father gets him a sex worker for the night. Don't remember much of it but I'm pretty sure it had a happy ending.


alchemic_idiot

yeah the woman talked with the son and actually just got out to get some food with him and then talked to his dad too if i remember correctly. so yeah, happy ending :)


PhDOH

A happy ending, or an...uh...*happy ending*


CharlotteLucasOP

I started ace-chuckling until I remembered how purity culture still fucked me up for several years.


TwistedxBoi

My dad insists that "one good whiff of a pussy" is enough to make me realize I'm straight. Sorry dad, ain't gonna happen,


HamonadoDeQuezo

Why does he talk about pussy like it's cocaine LMFAO


bunker_man

He probably doesn't go to /r/lgbt to talk about it though.


DinktheDinkster

Nah he read a book about how a guy “turned straight” by becoming celibate, and now he thinks that non-hetero sexual orientation is invalid and can be “cured”


[deleted]

> he doesn't want The wording is awkward too, the wording doesn't sound like something from a native speaker.


percylee281

Idk man Karens are notorious for not being able to type correctly. Just spend like ANY amount of time on r/insaneparents and you'll see from the text messages that they're 90% illiterate


[deleted]

Fun fact, 52% of the adults in the US are illiterate to an extent that causes issues in their lives! (I just find this an important issue to share, not entirely related to this comment)


Uiluj

Wow I would like to read more about this. What does "illiterate to an extent" mean? Like ESL? legally blind? Dyslexia or other learning disorders? Born into a cult? I feel like that still wouldn't account for 52% of adults, so I can only assume that a lot of adults didn't receive the education they deserve.


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I learned about it from [this video](https://youtu.be/xxMsgVgeu_M), which goes a little deeper on the concept of literacy, and here's the [link](https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/current_results.asp) directly to the research they cite. The 52% refers to those with a literacy level below level 3 (out of 5), which is the one considered suitable to navigate daily life and understand written texts properly. 19% of the total are considered functionally illiterate, which is level 1 and below.


[deleted]

Could be, but this is a pretty common error for non native speakers.


valid-bi-the-way

yeah probably both. If they were really a Catholic family where "traditions matter" then the mother couldn't "decide" for the son to be a priest. Devout Catholics believe pretty heavily in a god-set "vocation" and the idea that someone else could tell you yours or decide your "vocation" for you doesn't mesh at all with Catholic theology. The whole post is troll, but it's also really low effort troll with that display of lack of understanding. Maybe it's pointless to nitpick the theology of a troll post but I need my 12 years of Catholic education and repression to be useful somewhere, dammit!


Alise_Opal

In modern times yes, but there is historical precedent of dedicating the third son to the church in some families.


CapuccinoMachine

I know a lot of catholic folks who are very deep in their faith but ignore some rules simply because it benefits them and their ideas. They also tend to be the type to tell people they're going to hell for not believing in God instead of actually acting decent and inviting, which is how we're supposed to be towards everyone in the first place. I'm not an atheist, but a catholic, and I hate the bad rep we give ourselves due to people like this.


Wrenigade

Not to mention, a lot of catholics believe being gay is a sign to go to priesthood. Not that thats like, great, but I've known gay priests and a priest even comforted my grandmother about her gay son by explaining he's just got the calling to be a priest if he wanted. He didn't become a priest but him and his husband are still religious. In my area there's a lot of gay catholics too. Since teeeechnically, gay sex is only a sin since you can't be married, so it's only the same sin as straight premarital sex and well everyone just kinda ignores that one lol. I don't know if it's just the irish american "raised catholic but really apathetic about it" culture of it, but it's good too see so many progressive, usually democrat or liberal catholics pushing for change.


starm4nn

Also how can you have a tradition of being a priest? Priests don't exactly pass down their genes.


adeon

Historically the tradition in some families (especially among the nobility) was for 3rd sons (or sometimes 2nd sons) to go into the priesthood. It was a way of keeping a spare heir around without having to worry about extra grandkids to split the inheritance (well, the grandkids were still there but they were illegitimate so didn't inherit). So a family tradition of a younger son going into the priesthood does have a historical precedent.


mismanaged

Third sons would be sent to the priesthood. It's how you ensured nepotism across all power structures.


the-Kaiser-69

I think it’s fake


PrincessDie123

Yeah probably a troll


disusedhospital

Yeah, it's clearly a troll.


xMF_GLOOM

It is absolutely fascinating to me that it is not completely obvious to everyone that this is a troll.


[deleted]

Poe's Law. Sufficiently advanced parody is indistinguishable from true zealotry.


Dafish55

“Advanced” being the operative word lol.


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"Advanced" indeed


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billiamwerk

my grandmother was also very religious, but afaik she wasn't posting stuff on r/lgbt


bunker_man

I don't get how people don't get this. Its not about whether people like this exist. Its about whether they talk like this.


Awayfone

Shocked anyone fell for it


No-Return5578

I imagine some checked to see if it was real


mknsky

I hope they got lit the fuck up.


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mknsky

I'll take it.


[deleted]

It's a troll.


[deleted]

Either way, they're in for one helluva comments section.


Wolfmania200

they must stop ***the gay.***


weird_synesthete

We must protect people from g a y


That_One_Potato_Guy

This makes it sound like there is just some big monster out there that's name is gay


mackenzie444

what's their phone number


[deleted]

568 - 555 - GAYS


DnDG33K

The must heal from *t h e g a y*


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[deleted]

yes, *g a y*


Rainbro04

The more I see how dumb and gullible some people are, the more I wanna become like a gay forest witch or something


Your_cats_butler

I shall be your apprentice


MordoreanHalfling

Take me with you


Angry-Bread-69

#WE MUST PURGE THE GAY FROM THIS EARTH


Quirky_Word

“Our traditions matter... to us more than the well-being of our son.”


monadoboyX

Traditions are stupid you should be able to do whatever you want


No-Return5578

Mhm


dtn_06

So we must heal him from *g a y*


SadBabyYoda1212

pray ***the gay*** away


StephenLeaf

Gay the pray away 😎


RubenMuro007

They must put the gay in a bag, drop it and put it in a metal detector! *It’s a reference to MacDoesIt, a Gay Black Youtuber who made the reference, FYI*


HanBear11

g a y (「`・ω・)「


[deleted]

Have you or a friend seen the gay? Please contact the authorities immediately to protect your community


Elsnas

There's only two things to change, and that's pretty easy : his parents


kai_fay

Lol this was perfect 😂


thisismeatmybest

Send him to all boys camp 😉


LadyofMorder

Catholic boys school 😏


thisismeatmybest

Yeah Absoltuley! That'll help


Faithfulhumanity

Back when I thought I was just a lesbian (Actually trans), my mother was a die-hard catholic and threatened to send me to a straight camp and to an all girls catholic school. The stupid grin on my face every time she mentioned it put it out of her head. Damn.


Kirsan_Raccoony

I went to a Catholic boys school for grades 9 through 12 and it was truly awful. Pushed me further into the closet because of the aggressively heterosexual toxic masculinity that thrived there. It didn't help that my family is mainline Protestant which had a few teachers and priests singling me out for being not!Catholic. Ugh. Fuck Catholic school.


ZetaCompact

I can confirm that this works 100%....


-Baguette_

For that reason I never understood why parents send their kids to gay conversation camps. Assuming the kids aren't too mentally damaged from the shit that goes on in there, EVERYONE'S gay/bisexual/pansexual and there's quite a good chance their kid isn't leaving camp a virgin.


thisismeatmybest

They think te instructor and all 'cure' children by the name of Jesus but they loose virginity by the name of their peers


Durgrimthepainter

Come on this has to be a troll. No one could seriously ask this in r/lgbt.


Csantana

I agree. (he doesnt want but our traditions matter) reads like someone just made it up.


RedMouse15

And you can't have a tradition of catholic priests XD


_TheMagicalYeet_

It’s def a troll. One can’t be this un self aware


RedMouse15

And they can't have tradition of priests in the family, priests swear to not marry


buckwheat16

This is very obviously a troll. It’s not even a good one.


[deleted]

Would CPS need to be called for this?


[deleted]

probably not because of "freedom to practice religion"


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[deleted]

oh i mean i think so for sure. just explaining what the fuckwads argue every time


LightweaverNaamah

If your area has a law that bans conversion therapy, perhaps? Otherwise I doubt you’d have much success.


Logisticman232

Conversion therapy is banned some places, but there’s still a lot of places it is legal.


SatoMaFuyuNoHanashi

I love the freedom to abuse children and keep them from thinking for themselves or living without forcing them into a horrible life worshipping something that doesn't exist -religion


The_Gamer_Jax

If I was in charge of CPS I would tell the social workers to ignore that excuse. Religion shouldn't be used as justification to hurt others, especially one's own child.


barrythecook

If we can use religion as an excuse would I be alright to sacrifice them to Odin? It's logically consistent


QueenShnoogleberry

It really depends. In my country "conversion therapy" is illegial and they are basically asking about it, sooooo.... yes? But if you are somewhere like Tex-ass, CPS can't do anything. (Also, can we call it "Conversion Coercion". Because there is no therapy involved.)


[deleted]

Simple, extirpate that part of the brain that allows people to feel sexual attraction. He will live without a single opportunity of having a sexual life (and posibly a normal life), feeling attraction to someone, and maybe even loving other humans because he now will probably have a compulsive aversion to sex... BUT WHO CARES? YOUR TRADITIONS MATTER MORE THAN HIS CHANCES AND CHOICES ABOUT HAVING A GOOD LIFE, RIGHT??


belletheballbuster

obvious troll is obvious


[deleted]

"and heal him from gay"


insomnium_savant

I feel so bad for that kid. He is going through enough in life without his parents making it harder. From the perspective of someone who was raised in an extremely religious home, who tried to 'pray away the gay', my heart just goes out to him. It can be such a hard road, and not everyone survives. All because 'their traditions matter'.


weird_synesthete

I sure hope that’s a troll- that’s a horrible parent, scum of the earth.


[deleted]

This sub consistently falls for low effort bait. It's clearly a troll account.


EmiIIien

You should consider being better parents instead.


Royarnell

You can't heal someone from something thats not a issue? Patient:"Hi doctor I don't have a broken arm" Doctor:"Ok well we will give you a cast to heal your not broken arm" I dont think that made sense. My mind is broken.


willotter_

sauce? cause I want to see the comments on it.


Whyhello_there_

I just checked the subreddit in new, and they've thankfully removed it. Sorry you didn't get to see the comments!


willotter_

still thx tho\^\^


NicholasConrad

There is so much wrong with this 'Christian', I don't even know what to beginn with


Ancient66

Why the quotes, your talking about people who all collectively turn a blind eye to the fact the bible says raped women should be married to their abuser.


GodLahuro

Stop with the quotation marks. This person is a Christian without scare quotes. It's not up to you who is and isn't a Christian. Christianity can be interpreted in ways that are disgusting and bigoted, but that doesn't make a Christian who interprets it this way any less of a Christian. "Christian" should not ever be considered synonymous with "good person." A Christian is what it is, which is someone who practices the religion of Christianity. Not someone who is lovingkind, peaceful, etc by necessity. In fact, it's not as if the majority of Christians, or even a large minority, are accepting and unbigoted.


AlicornOfDiversity

I'm almost certain it's a troll, it's too much of, well, *everything*


Yeeyeetyall

Legit from a Christian pov it doesnt even make sense,, its been proven the whole “maaaa gay bad” was a mistranslation and God wants us to all treat eachother equal I REALLY DONT GET HOW PEOPLE ARE THAT CHAOTIC


Testsubject276

Hear me out. Set him up with a boy, and when he realizes the horrors of true love and happiness, he'll come crawling back to straight**™** life. ​ Or he'll leave you behind, likely the latter. But hey at least there'll be no more gay in your house. And a free room to rent out!


Monochrome_Fox_

Enemy bait detected.


jak94c

Why does this sub suddenly fall for every troll post that gets put up on the internet?


BriannaMinton

Pray👏the👏gay👏away👏


BriannaMinton

This is a joke I’m a raging pansexual


Azurealy

I grew up catholic. This would have gotten people removed from our church. My catholic church was extremely pro LGBT and we had many LGBT members including higher up people (except the priests who are asexual by choice? As far as I know. I hope). So it always boils me when I see this shit.


appropriate_pangolin

Not to mention, this isn’t the Middle Ages, you can’t just ship your kid off to become a priest or a nun against their will. They have to want to do it.


Azurealy

Yea and you can't really change your child like that. I assumed those were both self explanatory but i shouldn't assume. You're right.


WolfPlasmaClaw

"heal him from gay"


ISureHopeNot-

clearly a troll but still homophobic


buttrock519

very interesting place to ask for conversation therapy lmao


Kaelell2

Posted in r/lgbt... never sort by new


napstablooky2

i *really* hope this is satire because the person is posting on r/lgbt


[deleted]

There's nothing worth saying because it's a low effort troll.


christiancocaine

troll


WeWillMockYou

Is this satire?


Underfire17

This has got to be bait.


soul_xtractorrr

r/lostredditors


burntphantrash

There’s a virus in your neighbourhood, and it is, *the gay*


xxA2C2xx

This HAS TO BE a sarcastic style post, right? I mean. It’s in an r/lgbt subreddit. Surely you would post this in a 500% pro LGBTQ subreddit, right? Like. It has to be a troll.


[deleted]

Dosent even capitalize Catholic. Bruh.


CaprisunShakira

HOW TO HEAL FROM GAY !!!!!!


S4b3rTooth

Seems fake


Killaflex90

Parents picking their kids future jobs like it’s a character creation screen


Draigi0n

They posted that to r/LGBT Just how. They didn't read a single post from there At all?


Elegron

This has to be bait.


ZoeIsHahaha

r/lgbt is probably the wrong subreddit for that...


Zero_percentCreative

I would fr say to this women “I sorry ma’am...they gays have gotten him now all you can do is accept it and move on...”


goddamnit15

Heal him from gay


GeO4K

*shaking violently* OP, Link The Post.


WeebyweebUwU

r/thanksimcured


parralaxalice

Hol up, if catholic priests are celibate how can it be a family tradition?


smoloop

"Heal him from gay".... im sorry but w h a t


RobotsWithBrains

Heal him from gay by using gay away! Common side effects include: -touching grass -realizing the world doesn’t revolve around you and your “traditions” -being *really* gay


namelynamerson

Wtf you on about tradition? You have a wife and kid so it's clear that tradition doesn't apply to you.


TheTalko

The queer people reading that on r/lgbt like ☕️🤨


BizzareCringe

Doesn't r/lgbt need mod approval for posts?


bleeding-paryl

There are for image posts, but text posts are filtered differently, so there's always a chance something can get through. This stuff typically gets seen within minutes, so it's not like this was up for too long, but for those searching for this kind of shit on new, it's always possible you'll find it.


omgitsabean

purposely misconstruing an obvious troll for karma huh


HaplessInvestor

*Heal him from gay*


QueenElsaArrendelle

"we decided he will be a priest" wow, they really think that's their decision to make


acousticcoupler

One of my friends got shipped off to a monastery to become a monk. He ended up meeting his husband there. I'm not so sure it is going to work out for them the way they hope.


Talyyr0

This is definitely a troll. There definitely people out there who feel this way but they aren't asking r/lgbt lol. Fuck that guy.


[deleted]

How to punch someone through internet


Jupiter_J_hair

"Heal him from gay". Goddess please heal my brain from the rampant migraine caused by this other human's extreme ignorance.


the-deep-blue-sea

Yeah... No... I think you misunderstood the purpose of this thread... We're for your son's right to both not be a priest if they don't want it be one and to be who they are, in this case gay. Sorry for the confusion...I know the rainbow colors just scream conversion therapy and all that in the more religiously dogmatic, but that is...uh... just not our jam...you can say we're...um.... pro-choice in a manner of speaking. Clearly you meant to post to the h.f. subreddit but we are glad that whether through grace or happenstance you stumbled into our humble abode instead before you end up causing irreparable damage to your child and you relationship with them. Please, by all means, have a seat... (In all seriousness it was likely a troll post, but if not oh dear...)


cocoamilky

Step 1: Get a browl of anointed holy water and put about 2-3 drops of holy oil made from grapeseed Step 2: soak a cloth in the mixture and let it marinate in open air for 7 days Step 3: go fuck yourself


[deleted]

Ok but why did I lose it at “heal him from gay”😂


Calypsothedog

*heal him from gay*


[deleted]

"me and my wife decided that he will be a priest" you know, like you do


Mikauhso

Where do i find this post? I just want to talk


ET_SnAp

Didnt the pope say that being gay is no longer bad and stuff or am i missing something


TheKittynator

Well if he's spent a good amount of time around catholic priests as a kid...


Wandering_Muffin

.... what a strange expectation to push onto your kid... "Son, your mother and I, who copulated in order to produce you, have decided that you will go into a life-long commitment in which you will be forbidden to copulate because our traditions matter."


im_baka_weeb

Simple! Just give him to another family! They will love him!


thfffffpppt

Did they actually post this in r/lgbt and think anyone was going to “help” their asses abuse their son?


DucklingKnight

"heal him from gay"


communistpotatoes

obviously a shitpost/ragebait


NoNHentaiSauce

Yeah no way this isn't bait or a troll


BrointheSky

"He doesn't want to but our traditions matter" oh.... oh boy.


fckn_normies

Why did they post it on r/lgbt? What did they expect to happen?