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Gay Marriage Sinks Miss California's shot at Crown
louisev:
There's actually a new term for it "effemiphobia" and yes it is considered synonymous with homophobia, as a way in which gays uncomfortable with their sexuality can tout their superior masculinity by oppressing other gays who they deem less masculine and therefore less worthy.
retropian:
--- Quote from: louisev on April 27, 2009, 01:44:32 pm ---Unfortunately for gays, being intolerant of their civil rights is not yet politically incorrect. It's politically incorrect to be intolerant of blacks, since it's been 50 years since they got full civil rights enforced, but for gays it is still a battle. Hating gays and not wanting them to have full civil rights is the last acceptable bigotry in America.
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I think it was Norman Mailer, who in the 1950's, commented on the growing civil rights movement for African Americans and foreseeing it's eventual successes, said something along the line of "homosexuals will be the last group, the last minority, against whom discrimination will still be acceptable." Certainly a prescient prediction.
injest:
--- Quote from: louisev on April 30, 2009, 10:58:56 pm ---There's actually a new term for it "effemiphobia" and yes it is considered synonymous with homophobia, as a way in which gays uncomfortable with their sexuality can tout their superior masculinity by oppressing other gays who they deem less masculine and therefore less worthy.
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woo boy...its always something isn't it? there aren't enough 'victim' groups already?
how about 'ruralphobe'?? for those that hate rural people...'christianphobe' for those that hate Christians...heck we could tack "Phobe" on anything and call it a new victim group..
retropian:
--- Quote from: oilgun on April 27, 2009, 01:33:28 pm ---I can't believe that people are defending religious homophobia on a BbM forum. :o
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Mind boggling isn't it? Are some people incapable of differentiating between ones right to express one's belief's and opinions and the content of those belief's and opinions? Every ignorant bigot is free to express their ignorance and bigotry. The rest of us are free to point out said bigotry and ignorance. I heard someone say once "Stupid people are free to say stupid things. Smarter people are free to point that stupidity out." (and no, that isn't directed at anyone except Miss CA.)
retropian:
--- Quote from: louisev on April 30, 2009, 10:58:56 pm ---There's actually a new term for it "effemiphobia" and yes it is considered synonymous with homophobia, as a way in which gays uncomfortable with their sexuality can tout their superior masculinity by oppressing other gays who they deem less masculine and therefore less worthy.
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I think it stems from self loathing. There are Gay people, Gay men mostly I think, who just HATE that they are Gay and project their hate on to other Gay men whom they perceive as being less "Manly" than themselves.
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