homophobia. what is it?
roger_purvis
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Perhaps this should be answered before the other thread draws any conclusions?
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Homophobia is a word used to describe the position of being hostile towards people for being gay. (It may of course wear the fig leaf of, "I don't mind gay people as long as they are quiet about it". But that fools no one.) But you knew that.
The real question is, why does it seem to occupy so much of your thoughts?
ˈfəʊbɪə/Submit
noun
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something"
If only it were that simple. On here the overly sensitive seem to have stretched the definition beyond that concept.
Because I can. Lol. You are not obliged to reply. Lol.
If it's banter you're all comfortable with and they don't see your jibes as being expressions of anything more unpleasant aimed at them, then no. If you try the same banter with someone you don't know, or with someone you know would have a problem with it, that would be a sign of poor judgement on your part.
Perhaps you should talk with a counsellor to explore your sexuality before you create another gay-related thread?
Why not ask your many gay friends? You'd probably appreciate their answers more than you do the replies on here.
Some facts you may need to consider here. 5 Most 'worrying' ones.
1. They can speak, read and write the same language as those not homosexual.
2. They can be proportionally as decent, odd, annoying or complete dicks as the rest of us.
3. They also require the same amenities the rest of us do to survive.
4. Their 'disease' is actually only in the minds of those who really don't have the capacity to understand anything beyond that which they see in a mirror.
5. They live amongst us..invariably doing pretty much all the same things you and I do. They sleep, use toilets, eat food, work, don't work - and come in a variety of ages, colours, shapes, sizes and backgrounds.
These homosexuals are truely a threat indeed to us all. We need bomb shelters to protect us surely..? And why haven't the air raid sirens activated already ? Is this the end as they wipe us all out for no apparent reason ?
I'm sure a few religious zealots will emerge to 'assure us' all, that in fact it's much worse than this....*yawn.
Lol. No need thanks. We dont all need to see councellors.
Usual strategy. Accuse op of being gay in a poor attempt to insult when difficult questions are asked.
Tats an attempt to tie up loose ends if ever there was one
Exquisite.
Counselling is a big step.
How about an appropriate forum instead Roger?
Look what I found
http://able2know.org/forum/homosexuality/
A veritable feast?.:D
PS Please don't see it as a list of thread titles to copy!:o
Homophobics also see gay people as being beneath them and a lesser human and doing something fundermentally unnatural to them which makes their stomachs turn.
Homophobics can also tend to be gay people who can't admit what they are so use this as a way to push attention away from themselves.
There is a LGBT thread in chatter Roger you could ask there.
If only!:D
Why don't you use a dictionary or better still just Google it?
Very odd you've developed a new thread when getting the precise answer takes seconds.
we need public gay kissing to get everyone used to it.....
Its ok thank you. I have posed the question here where I wished to.
I think the obvious attempts to dodge the question speak loud enough. All I needed to know thanks.
I haven't dodged the question I have given you an honest answer about what homophobia is
unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/homophobia
irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophobia
Dislike of or prejudice against homosexual people.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/homophobia
Here is an interesting article about the etymology of the word
http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/02/homophobia.html
So 'phobia' also means 'aversion to', not just 'fear of'.
What is missed in these discussions, which concentrate on the 'fear' meaning of 'phobia' is the real clue to homophobia in these definitions... 'irrational'. That is what really defines homophobia for me... that it has no basis in rational behaviour.