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Post by stormwarden on Jun 8, 2011 21:21:31 GMT -5
www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/07/sissy.boy.experiment/index.html?hpt=hp_c1You have to see this to believe it. He did a particularly nasty study that lead him to use certain "gay-away" treatments that he would later use with groups like NARTH. To me, this creature belongs in a jail cell. By the way, the case he uses as a success? Committed suicide years ago. So yeah, Mr. Rekers, you have blood on your hands.
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Post by VirtualStranger on Jun 8, 2011 21:28:09 GMT -5
His parents are equally responsible. They are the ones who were enabling this, and actively carrying it out.
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Post by davedan on Jun 8, 2011 21:37:34 GMT -5
Yeah the thing smacks of the parents deflecting the blame, I mean what the fuck is with the Dad beating the kid like that. Just because they recommend a spanking doesn't mean you hit the kid with a belt. I am kind of surprised that the Dad wasn't hitting them earlier.
Anyway that Rekers is a douche, but unfortunately I suspect that cracker doesn't have a conscience or else he would have apologised. Anyway I suspect living your whole life hating yourself is a pretty big punishment.
Just a shame he hates himself because he loves the cock rather than for being one.
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Post by itachirumon on Jun 8, 2011 21:41:02 GMT -5
It hasn't played over here yet, but I'm vaugely familiar with the story and with Rekers, I want to see this though. Makes me sick... as a Psychologist who wants to fight against ex-gay therapy it would make me happier if I could kill the ex-gay therapists u.u
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Post by VirtualStranger on Jun 8, 2011 21:44:49 GMT -5
What's annoying is that the everyone keeps referring to Kirk as gay. This has nothing to do with homosexuality, and more closely resembles transgenderism. Hell, maybe he's just a cisgendered boy who likes feminine things. The point is that gender expression =/= sexual orientation.
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Post by itachirumon on Jun 8, 2011 21:49:57 GMT -5
What's annoying is that the everyone keeps referring to Kirk as gay. This has nothing to do with homosexuality, and more closely resembles transgenderism. Hell, maybe he's just a cisgendered boy who likes feminine things. The point is that gender expression =/= sexual orientation. That may be. That said, I'm glad it's getting air-time, let's not worry too much about the exact specifics, it's a pro-LGBT piece bringing to light how fucked up ex-gay therapy is. This is a win, for all of us. |
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Jun 8, 2011 21:51:45 GMT -5
Yeeeeah, the whole "THEY HATED HIM 'CAUSE HE WAS GHEY" thing is annoying...he was FIVE when this happened. Maybe he did grow up to like boys (I didn't see anything about an SO, male or female, so IDK) but that's irrelevant.
Even MY parents were okay with a son liking Barbies and horses; these fuckheads make them look like absolute bastions of gender identity tolerance and acceptance. FWIW: said son grew up to like computers, explosions, and violent, gory video games. He doesn't paint his nails anymore, doesn't crossdress; so far as we can tell so far, he's completely cis and completely comfortable with that.
I'm just really baffled at how a so-called psychologist could make the connection between gay men and little boys exploring their identities.
redundancy is redundant
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Jun 8, 2011 22:15:32 GMT -5
What do she mean, "today"? TODAY? It was abuse THEN!
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Jun 8, 2011 22:22:04 GMT -5
Nope, it was just good ol' fashioned switchin'. If you didn't do it regularly, the kid would grow up to be a bad egg.
Yeah, but really. I'm not as surprised as I should be about that, Smurfette; my mom's always told the story about how her brother lied to get her in trouble, which resulted in her not being able to sit down for days. Her father (a reverend, no less) once had a butterly-shaped flyswatter that left the prettiest gosh darned welts you ever did see.
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Post by Radiation on Jun 8, 2011 22:22:25 GMT -5
Wow, just wow I can't believe what this poor boy went through. Can you imagine what he must have felt throughout his life? What kind of thoughts went through his head?
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Post by Iosa the Invincible on Jun 8, 2011 22:45:36 GMT -5
While I do agree that all of the reasons for his suicide might not be known, it amazes me that Rekers believes that because something happened to you decades ago, it can't be an underlying cause to problems you have now.
I'm sure war vets would be inclined to agree with him./sarcasm
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Post by itachirumon on Jun 8, 2011 22:53:44 GMT -5
While I do agree that all of the reasons for his suicide might not be known, it amazes me that Rekers believes that because something happened to you decades ago, it can't be an underlying cause to problems you have now. I'm sure war vets would be inclined to agree with him./sarcasm This. And that's why Rekers isn't a real Psychologist anymore. We reject him. u.u scumbag. |
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Post by wmdkitty on Jun 8, 2011 22:54:30 GMT -5
While I do agree that all of the reasons for his suicide might not be known, it amazes me that Rekers believes that because something happened to you decades ago, it can't be an underlying cause to problems you have now. I'm sure war vets would be inclined to agree with him./sarcasm Oh, yes, my brain was damaged at birth, but that doesn't have any effect on me now... *spastic twitching* / Disabled Snarker |
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Post by sylvana on Jun 9, 2011 1:04:04 GMT -5
Hmm, it does sound more like a case of classic transsexualism. Also given that this happened a good 35 years ago, it kind of makes sense. Back then the psychological societies didn't know as much as they do now about gender identity and homosexuality. Not to mention that back then people were far less open about any LGBT issues.
It is quite a sad story.
The only thing that makes this worse is that while people were somewhat misguided in the past and honestly didn't know better. Some people still do things like this, and for that there is absolutely no excuse.
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Jun 9, 2011 1:25:43 GMT -5
RAGE!
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