Supposedly meaning 'fear of homosexuality,' homophobia's colloquial and rhetorical effect is often closer to that of 'disagreement with homosexuality.' According to its chief proponents, these two meanings are nearly synonymous, while those labeled as such claim that it is a misnomer intended to libel or slander those in disagreement with a particular lifestyle.
1. Homophobic person: If someone gay touches me, I'll kill them.
2. 'Homophobic' person: If someone gay talks to me, I'll discuss with them at length why I think their lifestyle is a moral/societal/civil mistake.
2. 'Homophobic' person: If someone gay talks to me, I'll discuss with them at length why I think their lifestyle is a moral/societal/civil mistake.
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Eg; "he cant present a balanced argument, he's scared of homosexual retaliation, he's a homophobiac!
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Get the homophobia mug.Homophobic is something that you shouldn’t be. I know I have said things that sound homophobic. But they are not meant to sound like that. It is an inside joke. Being homophobic is wrong and hurtful.
Don’t be homophobic
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Someone who complains that their rights are being taken away when they're not allowed to take away the rights of others.
Someone who complains that their rights are being taken away when they're not allowed to take away the rights of others.
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Many people who suffer from homophobia do not realize it and even deny it. Others will kill gays or accuse them of molesting children.
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