I agree with Baron on this one. To equate a dislike of gay and/or an innate feeling of disgust towards homosexual sex as 'homophobic' is misleading. 'Phobias' are irrational fears.
I agree with Baron on this one. To equate a dislike of gay and/or an innate feeling of disgust towards homosexual sex as 'homophobic' is misleading. 'Phobias' are irrational fears.
And once again, you're equating the dislike or hatred of gays to "fear" of them. I know of virtually no one who is afraid of gays.
And, by the way, I've asked you several times to prove your assertaion, but all you can do is say it over and over again as if saying it proves it.
Interesting. Thanks. That correlates pretty well with the guys like Ted Haggard who rail against gays in public life and end up being outed as closeted, self-loathing homosexuals themselves.maxg said:here's the most signficant piece of research:
Interesting. Thanks. That correlates pretty well with the guys like Ted Haggard who rail against gays in public life and end up being outed as closeted, self-loathing homosexuals themselves.
I'm not sure what kind of proof you're looking for--probably none, since anything presented would not convince you. However, if you want research ...
Interesting. Thanks. That correlates pretty well with the guys like Ted Haggard who rail against gays in public life and end up being outed as closeted, self-loathing homosexuals themselves.
Thing is: why do the gay bashers care so much? There are only so many explanations for that kind of focussed hostility, and all of them involve the perception of some kind of personal threat.
Simple disgust or contempt won't do.
...but I've never met anyone who would go off on someone for doing it, verbally or physically.
So three people write a book and you take it to be true and factual? Just like that? When in reality, they probably wrote it so that they could get published so that they could get tenure at some university! ...and you take it as factual information? ....LOL!
Baron Max
So because you, personally, have never met such people, then they don't exist?
Baron Max
Didn't think you cared to look at it, which is why I won't waste my time providing other references.
Isn't that your argument for why homophobia doesn't exist?
Homophobia (from Greek ὁμο homo(sexual), "same, equal" + φοβία (phobia), "fear") is a non-scientific term[3][4] used to describe the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals.[5][6] It can also mean hatred, hostility, disapproval of, or prejudice towards homosexuals, or homosexual behavior or cultures.[7] Homophobic is the adjective form of this term used to describe the qualities of these characteristics while homophobe is the noun form given as a title to individuals with "homophobic" characteristics.
Some believe any usage of homophobia is controversial[8] and several dictionaries characterize this type of fear as irrational.[9][10][11] Homophobia in men is correlated with insecurity about masculinity.[12]
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But to make the claim that all people who dislike or hate homosexuals are "homophobic" is the height of stupidity and ignorance and all those other adjectives that mean stupid and ignorant!
I know many people who dislike gays, are disgusted by their actions, but not one single one of them is anything like "fearful" of gays! That's simply stupid and ignorant to say.
Baron Max
So now we're going to argue about definitions and accepted definitions and who's right and who's wrong about ........words???? ....LOL!
What's the scientific term for people who hate to smell dirty, stinky, sweaty, smelly people in elevators?
Baron Max
What do you think you've been doing in asserting that homophobia is fear of homosexuals (and NOTHING ELSE). You've been arguing that the word includes nothing other than fear and fear alone. Except that that's not the generally accepted definition of the word.
Thing is: why do the gay bashers care so much?