After watching the film Daddy and Papa, I have a new perception of the challenges and difficulties faced with homosexual couples. Obviously I have known that homosexual couples are the subject to much more scrutiny in the eyes of the public and are faced with unnecessary challenges every day that no heterosexual couple has to deal with. Perhaps the biggest thing that sticks out to me after watching the movie was the way in which homosexual couples are examined before they are considered qualified for adoption. I mean I know nothing about adoption, but is it the same way when a heterosexual couple is looking to adopt a child? I just found it crazy that the littlest things, such as the railing on a staircase, being examined. It felt to me like the person running the inspection was trying to find the littlest things to deem these 2 gay men as not worthy or not able to give the child a suitable life. In terms of adoption and giving a child a suitable life, I found it really touching the way Doug and Oscar's story came about. Not only is Doug gay, but he is also white and the legal guardian for Oscar who is black. Despite being white and gay, I found it really incredible the way in which Oscar's grandparents accept Doug despite being different in two senses. They are able to look past Doug's sexual orientation and his skin color because they know he is giving Oscar the life that his biological father could not.
Another thing that really stuck out to me was the fact that it seems like society is going the wrong way in terms of accepting the adoption of children by gay couples. I found it unbelievable that Florida has made it illegal to adopt a child if you are gay. What was even more unbelievable to me was the fact that since Florida has made it illegal, two more states have done so as well. I figured it would have been the other way around. It would be like in today's world certain states allowing slavery again. How is it possible that states can pass laws prohibiting the adoption of children by gay couples? To me, if the parents are gay or not shouldn't matter as long as they are able to provide the child with the support and lifestyle that he or she has not been able to have growing up.
Lastly, I thought the movie did a really good job in showing what it is like for a child to grow up with two gay parents. Obviously that child is going to go through things that they cannot be prepared for. Unfortunately at such a young age children do not know anything besides what is going on in their own home and that can make things much harder for these kids growing up. To Oscar, or to the other children who have two moms or two dads, that is normal to them. Until they get out and go to school, growing up with gay parents isn't an issue. However, once these kids do get into the real world, unfortunately they have to deal with the struggles of having gay parents as well. The movie did a good job in really portraying the emotions the kids felt when they get made fun of or laughed at because they are not the same as most kids and the lifestyle most kids live in.
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