An Open Letter to Bristol Palin

Dear Bristol, 

I have recently read your blog post condemning not only the President of the United States but also the hit TV show Glee for supporting equality and gay marriage. I'm just going to remind you a little of what you said just so I don't get misconstrued:

"While it’s great to listen to your kids’ ideas, there’s also a time when dads simply need to be dads. In this case, it would’ve been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage. Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview.

In this situation, it was the other way around. I guess we can be glad that Malia and Sasha aren’t younger, or perhaps today’s press conference might have been about appointing Dora the Explorer as Attorney General because of her success in stopping Swiper the Fox.

Sometimes dads should lead their family in the right ways of thinking. In this case, it would’ve been nice if the President would’ve been an actual leader and helped shape their thoughts instead of merely reflecting what many teenagers think after one too many episodes of Glee."

First of all, don't be dissing Dora the Explorer. We don't need to bring the cute, bobbed-Latina pied piper into your warped sense of reality. I think you need to think hard about what you are saying. Regardless of however you were raised, and it really doesn't look that appealing, it is a father's responsibility first and foremost to teach their children equality and unconditional love. If President Obama did listen and allowed his opinion to be swayed by a mother and two daughters who are clear figures of progressed human beings, then good for him. His children know what equality means, and shame on you for preaching otherwise. A child will thrive in a home regardless of what gender his or her parents are because at the very core of his/her upbringing should be two figures of exemplary moral compasses. I for one don't think it's necessary to have a 'father' or a 'mother' figure specifically, so long as a child has a 'parent' who can nurture and teach, and guide him/her into the world with a sense of integrity, a genuine care for others and an open mind. Family values SHOULD NOT be limited nor dictated by any form of discrimination, and by saying that a family unit cannot flourish because it is not based on a heterosexual foundation is bigotry. While it is true that some kids are better off with heterosexual parents growing up (myself included), that does not mean that gay-parented kids will be social fuck ups simply because. Didn't YOU get pregnant out of wedlock and at no older than twenty years old? What great parenting you must have had, if you allowed yourself to get drunk and tapped five ways til Sunday! One can only wonder what you will say to that child when it grows up and asks how she was brought into the world. Oh yeah, she wasn't a product of a marital union. That would be embellishing too much. No, she was a consequence of having one too many vodka-Cokes and a disgusting romp with a future Mr. Playgirl. I think you only have to look at Mr. Zach Wahls to compare the way you turned out and his experience because I'm pretty sure he kicks your butt.

And what about Glee? As boring as this last season has been, it is undeniable how largely impactful the show has been for younger teens. Obviously being in Alaska and all, you wouldn't have been aware of what's been happening outside your icy sphere. Glee has managed to assist this generation's understanding of how times are changing. Personally, I think all teens should be made to watch the show, not just because it makes the statement that GAYS CAN RULE THE WORLD, but to simply teach them of human compassion and love. What you are doing now? You may as well throw a slushie at my the Obama's faces. Is that what you mean by the sanctity of mother/father parenting? Because I am pretty sure that most bullies are also from that kind of upbringing-or at least my bullies were. President Obama should be applauded, and he has been, for the fact that he is not only leading his family into a better future, but also the rest of his countrymen. He is teaching his people that love is unconditional regardless of sex, race, and age amongst other things and if you think that that makes him a bad president, well then I can only shudder at the thought of your mother at the White House. You can only wish you are as exceptional as Sasha and Malia. 

That is all. I don't need to say more really.

..oh well, there's one more thing.

BITCH, SIT DOWN.