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She Attacked Him First Family Feud Ensues After Dad Refuses To Punish His Son For Standing Up Against His Homophobic Aunt

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Žygimantas Snarskis
As we all know, although family is very important, some members of a family don't always see eye to eye regarding certain things. Such things can cause rifts and arguments among family members and that can lead to some rather upsetting situations. It is therefore no wonder that Reddit user aitasondyed took his situation to the AITA subreddit in order to make sure he didn't do anything wrong. In the case of aitasondyed, he got into an argument with his sister. In a nutshell, the Original Poster (OP) let his son dye his hair in pride colors to help him stand in solidarity with a girl in his school who came out as bisexual and got bullied as a result. When OP's sister saw his son's hair during a family BBQ, she did not like it at all and, in fact, did everything to convince both the parent and the son to cover up the hair and eventually re-dye it to its natural color. OP's sister said some questionable remarks and threatened to kick the son out of the BBQ purely due to his hair. The situation got even more heated afterwards. Scroll down for the whole story. More info: Reddit

Talking back to your elders is not necessarily the polite thing to do but it can be the right thing

Image credits: Lelê Breveglieri (not the actual photo)

One dad turned to the internet to see if he was wrong to let his son talk back to his aunt over his hair

Image credits: aitasondyed OP is a single father, as his wife passed away, and is raising a 16-year-old son. The other important individual in this story is OP's sister who is, according to him, someone who speaks her mind clearly and is not "outright homophobic/racist." As you will see later on, the latter is not entirely true.

OP s son approached him to ask whether he could dye his hair in pride colors in solidarity with a fellow student which he approved of since it was a good cause

Image credits: aitasondyed Some parents do not approve of their kids making big changes to their appearance before they reach adulthood, which is understandable. In the case of OP, he would've stuck to this rule when it came to his son. But since OP saw that this was an occasion dedicated to supporting a good cause, he made no objections. He felt pride in the fact that his son was standing up for someone. Whether or not OP felt sympathy for the LGBTQ+ community is unclear, however, the fact that he let his son express that is truly heartwarming.

Some time after having his hair dyed OP s son was confronted by the aforementioned sister at a family gathering which backfired for her

Image credits: aitasondyed Even though OP did say that his sister was not overtly homophobic, the last three images prove that this is not the case. She verbally attacked OP's son and tried to enforce conformity upon him due to her beliefs, which are indeed homophobic. OP's son was under great pressure and even though what he said was harsh, he was put into a position where defending oneself is not a surprising reaction.

After the situation OP s sister called him and refused to talk to him after she was told that OP s son will not receive a punishment which made OP feel like he was TA

Image credits: aitasondyed OP's situation can be understandable. He feels like he is TA because his sister, especially considering the comments from his parents, was not doing alright after the situation. However, as OP himself says, his son had the right to defend himself when he was attacked.

OP then goes on to provide some clarification of his sister s behavior when it comes to being homophobic and describes her other toxic traits

Image credits: aitasondyed Homophobia is clearly not okay, even when it doesn't necessarily appear overt to some. The description of OP's sister when it comes to her other toxic traits doesn't paint a pretty picture either, so it could be said that it is rather unsurprising that she reacted so badly to something as simple as dyed hair.

The comment section responded pretty much unanimously to OP s story by saying that he was not TA and pointing out that his sister s behavior was despicable

While some thought OP s son went overboard with his remark when he was defending himself everyone agreed he had the right to stand his ground and praised OP

This story has a couple of angles for sure, but one thing is for certain, if somebody has personal issues and decides to unload them unto somebody else, they should expect a reaction to their initial action. Overall, OP does indeed seem like a great parent, all things considered, and the comment section rings true as well. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! 138Kviews Share on Facebook Robertas Lisickis Follow Unfollow Robertas Lisickis Author, BoredPanda staff Robertas, nicknamed the Comma Inquisitor by friends, is a Bored Panda writer and content creator. After his studies at LCC International University, where he got a BA in English Language and Literature, Robertas went on to do freelance teaching, translation, and copywriting work, primarily specializing in IT. He spent nearly three years writing about all things Wi-Fi, eventually being picked up by Bored Panda. Whenever there’s free time, he spends it playing Gwent, or hosting Dungeons & Dragons sessions for his mostly chaotic neutral team. Read more » Žygimantas Snarskis Follow Unfollow Žygimantas Snarskis Author, Community member Žygimantas is a Bored Panda writer and content creator. He has recently graduated with a degree in Journalism & Communications from Cardiff University and has a professional background in Public Relations. During his spare time Žygimantas makes electronic music, codes, tinkers with electronics and aspires to be a great bass player. Read more » Show All Contributors Get the latest inspiring stories via our awesome iOS app! Download Bored Panda app! You May Like Guy Asks Whether He Did The Wrong Thing By Telling Off His Child-Free Sister As He's Fed Up With Her Parenting Ideas Saulė Tolstych 16 Y.O. 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Thenatural Thenatural Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Look at you getting all righteous and aggressive over an imaginary slight... -56 -56points reply RoseTheMad RoseTheMad Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Pink was initially considered a boys colour anyway, given that it was a lighter form of the colour red - which was considered masculine, pink was seen as a colour for young boys. Light Blue was considered dainty and feminine, somewhere along the line, that reversed. But realistically, I don't give a f**k what colour anyone of any gender likes/wears. wtf. 54 54points reply Ms. Allison Ms. Allison Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago It changed mostly cause of the Nazis. Gay men were forced to wear pink triangles. 10 10points reply Load More Replies... LivingTheDream LivingTheDream Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Not in the USA. It changed as a marketing campaign. After WW2, Businesses found they could make more money by marketing to women by coloring things pink. Prior to that, Pink was masculine and blue was feminine. As usual, money talks -3 -3points reply Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Selective conservatism. Big surprise. 36 36points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Right? Judgmental af but ignores her own "sins" and claims to be righteous. 53 53points reply Load More Replies... SBW71 SBW71 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. @ walking on sunshine....stop making every comment you have on this site political. No wonder you get so many down votes -21 -21points reply ZAPanda ZAPanda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago lol you mean their 20 upvotes to your two downvotes, nah dude. 7 7points reply Question everything Question everything Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago @SBW71 You don't even know that being a conservative is also a personality trait not only a political inclination. The original comment has nothing to do with political parties. 2 2points reply Load More Comments POST Pisco Pisco Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago If my sister dared to say something like that in my house, and least to my kids she would be kicked out of the house so fast that she wouldnt know what hit her. 78 78points reply De Gueb De Gueb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago it's the kind of thing one of my sisters would say... that why she not allowed in my house 24 24points reply Load More Replies... Thenatural Thenatural Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Look at you getting all righteous and aggressive over an imaginary slight... -56 -56points reply RoseTheMad RoseTheMad Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Pink was initially considered a boys colour anyway, given that it was a lighter form of the colour red - which was considered masculine, pink was seen as a colour for young boys. Light Blue was considered dainty and feminine, somewhere along the line, that reversed. But realistically, I don't give a f**k what colour anyone of any gender likes/wears. wtf. 54 54points reply Ms. Allison Ms. Allison Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago It changed mostly cause of the Nazis. Gay men were forced to wear pink triangles. 10 10points reply Load More Replies... LivingTheDream LivingTheDream Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Not in the USA. It changed as a marketing campaign. After WW2, Businesses found they could make more money by marketing to women by coloring things pink. Prior to that, Pink was masculine and blue was feminine. As usual, money talks -3 -3points reply Walking On Sunshine Walking On Sunshine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Selective conservatism. Big surprise. 36 36points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago Right? Judgmental af but ignores her own "sins" and claims to be righteous. 53 53points reply Load More Replies... SBW71 SBW71 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. @ walking on sunshine....stop making every comment you have on this site political. No wonder you get so many down votes -21 -21points reply ZAPanda ZAPanda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago lol you mean their 20 upvotes to your two downvotes, nah dude. 7 7points reply Question everything Question everything Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 months ago @SBW71 You don't even know that being a conservative is also a personality trait not only a political inclination. The original comment has nothing to do with political parties. 2 2points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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