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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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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Something that shouldn't exist because all people should be treated equally regardless of sexual orientation.
Something that shouldn't exist because all people should be treated equally regardless of sexual orientation.
Gay basher: Look at that faggot! He hasn't done anything to us, but let's beat him to death with a baseball bat and burn his corpse! Because we're losers with homophobia!
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