Choosing

Sartre's idea that all choices are completely and unarguably our responsibility brings to mind the ignorant statement that people choose their sexuality. It can be heard constantly among religious followers and politicians  that individuals chose to be homosexual and that should be able to simply choose to be heterosexual. As if to say that individuals choose to be under constant ridiculed. They suggest that any one who is not heterosexual choose to be constantly bullied and assaulted by members of society. Even more so, that individuals choose to remain homosexual and end their lives instead of simply choosing to change their sexuality. These claims are arrogant and simply stated idiotic. It is the equivalent of saying that an man or woman could chose to be a different race or skin color that they were born.