Homophobia helps protect guys like Sandusky because

[GaYellowDawg]

25. I agree with the general idea here, BUT...

If your post read "people 'can't believe' that someone presenting as a straight married guy would molest boys", etc. then I would feel much more comfortable with it.

Frankly, I would hesitate to call a pedophile either straight or gay. In my mind, "straight" and "gay" are terms that denote orientation to adults of a particular gender. Someone who targets children is just a sick monster - and normal orientations, either straight or gay, don't deserve to be mentioned in the same context.

Now, as to the point where we agree: it's true that homosexuality gets lumped in and associated with pedophilia as a type of sexual deviance by a lot of ignorant, biased people. I agree that it's wrong.

I do disagree about the whole "manly" thing. I think the inaction about Sandusky is more attributable to athlete worship in our society than him being "manly." If he'd been a "manly" construction worker, then he would have come under suspicion and convicted a whole lot sooner. The biggest problem here, in my opinion, is that Sandusky ran wild because he was under the aegis of Joe Paterno's power and influence (that influence reaching far beyond campus into the community). Justice is far from equal in this country, and this is another manifestation of that.