With the upcoming election and current scandalous news
stories there is a lot of talk of “family values.” The term has become synonymous
with a very narrow view of what constitutes a family. It is often used as a
raciest, sexist, classist, heteronormative term that is discriminatory. I think
as a society we should reclaim this term. “Family values” should be used to describe
families in the broadest sense.
Families that differ from this narrow definition have value
and deserve to be treated well and respected. These other families can be
beautiful, healthy, loving and valuable even if they look different from our
own.
If we reclaim the term family values to be more inclusive, I’m
not sure what term we would use to replace the current limited phrase. Food for
thought. Peace and love.
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