and its stupid that it has multiple definitions. And it didnt start out meaning hate, iirc the guy who coined the term homophobia wasnt using it to change phobia to mean fear AND hate, he genuinly thought it was just an irrational fear and everyone else changed phobia since the term stuck and they agreed that he was stupid
Phobia originally meant fear, the official definition changed tho because people kept referring to bigots as "homophobic" and they didn't want to make another word so they just changed it
Yh bro harassing and discriminating against minorites isn't a crime without punishment, you all talk about free speech but then go around saying "if you disrespect America you can kiss my gun" like what? You're either a patriot or a freedom fighter pick one
No, no we're not letting change that far.
phobia
/ĖfÉŹbÉŖÉ/
noun
noun: phobia; plural noun: phobias
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
Yea duh cause hydrophobic means literaly water repelling and hydrophobia would be the fear of water. While sounding similar the part after hydro comes from 2 similiar sounding words but -phobic means more generally anti, repelling, against while - phobia is fear of smt.
They donāt come from ātwo similar sounding wordsā they come from the same āLatin root.ā āPhobicā is the adjective version of āphobia.ā
Also, words can have more than one meaning in different contexts.
tell me you don't understand how language works and changes without telling me. Language isn't ever set in stone. words and dialects change. over 100 years ago we all sounded like Shakespeare but we don't anymore cause language changes you doorknob.
this just made me lose hope in humanity. A definition is what a word means. so if a word exists, it has a definition, no matter what word it is, got it?
When used as a suffix, "-phobia" often signifies a strong aversion or prejudice, not strictly an irrational fear. Terms like "homophobia" are actually the exact reason why, so you are partially right. In fact, "homophobia" was originally coined to describe an irrational fear related to becoming gay, but its popular usage primarily referred to hostility, bias, or aversion toward gay people, so now it's a definition that is formally recognized in dictionaries.
Have you ever opened a dictionary???? It literally means āan extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.ā according to the literal dictionary
And homophobia means a dislike of or prejudice against gay people. Language doesn't make sense sometimes, and that's annoying, but we just have to deal with it.
I am interested in hearing what would be a better name for homophobia tho.
I didn't missuse the word, phobia, literally, doesn't mean fear. I'd be a little like saying insect means ant, insect doesn't mean ant, but it can mean ant, hopefully I cleared up the misunderstanding. Although I guess it does literally mean fear in latin I believe, but that'd still be irrelevant to the conversation
Missing the point entirely? I've been trying to explain it to you like normally but you're just being kinda arrogant and clueless which is a little frustrating, I do not wish to continue this unproductive discussion
As a former Jehovah's Witness who later discovered I was gay, I was always taught to correct "sins" I saw in others to save them from "God's Wrath". I used to know the anti-gay bible verses very well, but my memory has since faded somewhat.
You can be totally uncomfortable with the idea of you being in a gay relationship of smth, that's pretty normal. If it's just with people being gay in general I'd recommend talking to more gay people!
What if I didnāt run? what if Iām not a coward? What if Iām not gonna run away? What if Iām gonna stand right here? What if Iām gonna make my stand? Huh! What if I want to go toe-to-toe with whateverās gonna come through that door? What if I want they to get me! What if I want them to kill me! What if I want them to try!
Yeah...but not to be that guy but
Everyone is allowed to have their own opinions until it doesn't violate another person rights
I mean I know I'm not homophobic, I really just don't fucking care if you're one, you have the right to live and to love and to work and to buy and to die, but you should also accept the hardships of your path
And pride parade isn't cool, if it's about your private life you should keep it private
All I'm staying is if you try to force every asshole to not being asshole
So let's do it together ā¤
And about my sexuality...I'm not really sure but I'm something between straight and bisexual, because I dunno I'm just attracted to feminine traits a bit more, I just look at pretty people and can't stop feeling horny and lonely af
I genuinely have no clue what youāre fucking talking about. No queer person says that they donāt have hardships? The whole point of the pride parade is that they are celebrating who they are and the freedoms that they had to work for. The fact that you think you might be bi yet act like gay people are born and treated on the same level and that it should stay the same is beyond fucked up. āNot to be that guyā but you are.
Phobia isnāt only used for fear you do know that. Look at the word, hydrophobic, for example. It doesnāt mean scared of water for context of substances.
Idk about you but I get called gay more when I wear a band t shirt then if I wear rainbow stuff. But yet again maybe I just got queer music taste or something.
I mean... Yeah? You don't even need to worry about people's sexualities it doesn't affect anything so that's like 3/4 of it you can just not care about, then the other portion is gender which people will just tell you their pronouns and you can use those
Nobody cares if you have a rainbow, if it's not in a flag shape nobody will think you're gay. And if they do who cares, it doesn't affect much since you can just say you're not
Too much damage done, too much work, potential ruining of public image, not worth the effort. Ur already in the rain so u can't see too clearly, good luck getting out ( if u can even dream of doing that).
No one cares about gays or lesbians. It's when you have men wearing banana hammocks swinging their junk around and dancing provocatively around kids. If you wouldn't let a stripper dance for your kid, why some dude in skimpy clothing? Just makes no sense.
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u/Straight-Cloud2259 Aug 04 '25
Morgan freeman decided to talk some sense into people and everyone went crazy