A long time ago, a warning went off in my mind when I head the phrase "born this way." I thought - well, how far down this rabbit hole are we going to go? I was concerned about it being used as a way to allow pedophilia. Well, I was right. It's all over the internet today with some saying they deserve our sympathy because they were born this way. What next? Allowing their fantasy? No! It's no different than gender dysphoria. It's a mental illness which needs psychological help.
Let me explain. To me, this phrase made no sense, especially when we see pictures on the internet where people also claim that children aren't born racists. If so, where did it come from then? Is it possible that some acquired racism due to society's programming? We can also say that children aren't born hateful or murderers. So, what pushes people to hate and murder? What about those born with a disease? Allow it to be? No, that would be inhumane. We have to try and cure it. So, what's the difference? Just because it's mental and not physical?
Many feelings can change from birth. We have free will. I don't believe any birth feeling is our only choice. They can change with new or different information. I've seen this too often with people changing their minds. Remember the various, outrageous styles throughout history? Where are they today? Did we change our mind? Or did society change it or us? Every day, in every way, we live and learn... whatever our life's situations place us in... moral or immoral.
Which is why I've thought about this for a long time and decided that I'm not buying into the "born this way" ideology. It's flawed. I knew it was going to open a Pandora's box and it did. It's insidious, especially due to the physical and mental harm it does to another, whose innocence should be protected.
