Homophobia. A misleading label

[Skipper]

I don't think homophobia is a bad thing, in and of itself. My insectophobia isn't necessarily a bad thing either.

But the "phobias" don't mean the same thing do they!? Homophobia is widely excepted as the term for negative attitudes and prejudice against gay people. How is that in any way "not a bad thing"?!?!?

Three Americans now on here seem to be defending homophobia, as "ok" or the "norm". Either im misunderstanding something or America needs to sort it's shit out.

Please get this through your head - when I said homophobia was considered the norm, I was stating a fact of culture. Under no circumstances did I say it was right, rational or should be.

You have willfully misinterpreted what I've clearly said, so let me be perfectly blunt. Homophobia as a phobia is irrational. Irrationality is irrational. Controlling irrationality comes with understanding.

The public has got away with not understanding gays - so their homophobia will be the norm. When it changes, it changes. But don't go placing shit on other people just because they observed something poignant.

Homophobia, despite ending in "phobia" isn't an irrational fear of gay people though is it?!!? Thats not what the word means! It is a prejudice, an unfounded, bullshit, narrow minded prejudice.