RE: Homophobia. A misleading label
October 30, 2010 at 7:44 am
(This post was last modified: October 30, 2010 at 7:45 am by Skipper.)
(October 30, 2010 at 1:21 am)Saerules Wrote:(October 29, 2010 at 10:37 am)Skipper Wrote:(October 29, 2010 at 2:54 am)Saerules Wrote: 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"?!?!?
Widely accepted does not mean correct. Islam and Christianity are both VERY widely accepted... shall we take to translating those religions as correct now? I certainly don't think so.
If I am a leader of a nation, it can be a VERY GOOD THING that my people despise my neighbors. Especially if I am a powerful nation and my neighbors less so. That's one way it is not a bad thing... and there are many more.
But the meaning of a word is a bit more set in stone than the unprovable belief and faith behind a religion. Homophobia is what we call people who hate, dislike of have prejudice against gay people. Not people who "are scared they will get raped or assualted" as some of you guys seem to think.
Also, how is your example any way related to people being homophobic towards people in their own, and wider communities?!?!? Your talking about being a powerful leader, who has citizens who hate a neighbouring country....I want to know how that is any way related to narrow minded people not understanding gay people are just like everyone else.
