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Hey, do you like gay people? Me too! But I didn't used to; I grew up in an isolated culture that taught me gayness was a sin. I even developed a disgust reaction to gays; their immorality was obvious and gross. Eventually I left and figured out being gay was fine. But my-

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Feb 18, 2020

Disgust had impact - I contributed to shame and rejection of people (some closeted in my own community) that really could have used love and acceptance. Me trusting my moral intuition, hurt people. Refusing to question your moral intuition may lock you into hurting people.

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

This is why I push so hard at moral edges. You should always, always question the moral responses you have. From the inside, your sense of morality feels obvious and good. It did to me too, when I was calling gay people fags. And I don't mean that you need to lose all your

6:25 PM · Feb 18, 2020

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morals, only that you should make sure the morals you do have have been forced to validate themselves. Why are they there? What justified their existence? Find out what triggers your disgust reaction and stare straight into the heart of it.

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I completely agree. Lack of disgust reaction can be important to explore too! Led me to being vegan ☺️