Well, this is just a wee bit creepy.
A new spyware company claims it can help parents determine whether their son is gay.
The company Fireworld recently posted an article, along with a picture of actor Colton Haynes, to its French website claiming it has software that can help uncover “clues” that might indicate whether one’s son is a homosexual.
The list includes: He’s shy, he loves diva singers, his hygiene is impeccable, he pays close attention to his attire, he’s never been on a date with a girl, he’s not into in football, and he has a piecing in either his right ear, eyebrow, or lip.
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Parents who suspect their son might be gay are being encouraged to download the spyware ASAP and then hack into their child’s computer or phone to discover “your son’s orientation as quickly as possible.”
The website urges:
You will simply install a special program on your son’s computer. This will then start to monitor the entire activity of the PC. For example, to go back the history of the websites visited, everything that has been typed on the keyboard, even recover the passwords.
The spyware specifically scans for any visits to “gay forums.” It also analyzes his personal Facebook profile to see if he’s messaged “other gay boys.”
If that’s not creepy enough, the site continues:
If your son is gay you may never be grandparents and you will not have the happiness of knowing your grandchildren. Unfortunately, on this point you must not be selfish. If your child is gay, he can not help because it is not a choice on his part.
The company says even if a your son is gay, you should “accept him as he is.” It also states that spying on a computer other than your own without permission is technically illegal, but there are some instances where it “may be legal.”
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ChrisK
Hate group most likely. I’m sure they’ve got the cure as well.
Juanjo
Of course if you think your son is gay, you might just ask him. While explaining that you will love and accept him regardless of what his sexual orientation might be.
radiooutmike
That is just too easy!
Rocinante
You beat me too it. Although many parents are not emotionally prepared to properly deal with this. They are essentially children and focus entirely on themselves and how this impacts them and not their child. I sometimes wish we were allowed to beat parents who shame or mistreat their children over this issue.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
“his hygiene is impeccable”
Algorithm is fcked..obviously never met a real life teenager
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Sounds like a troll..why give it the oxygen of publicity. Besides which I’m sure I’ve read this here (or similar site) ages ago
He BGB
So what does the actor pictured have to do with it? Is he endorsing it? To see if your son gets excited? Or another chance to promote this actor on this website? Hmmmmmmm?
OzJosh
Okay… so you’ve spied on the little critter and discovered he’s as gay as christmas. You’ll never have grandchildren. So what then? Have him marched off to an evangelical re-programming group to pray the gay away, almost certainly ensuring he’ll never speak to you again? Browbeat him into marrying a woman and procreating for your benefit? Or simply block anything gay on this computer – like access to Adele fan sites and ads for moisturiser – and hope the gay goes away? The spyware people admit it’s not a choice or anything that can be changed, so surely that’s an admission that any preventative or corrective measures are futile. So what’s the actual point?!
Heywood Jablowme
Darn, they give away all our Obvious Clues of Gayness. So why would anyone still buy the program?