"homophobia", you buggers can't start a new thread Options

[gothictheysay]

You want something done you have to do it yourself. I took the last topic we were discussing in "The Draft" (a thread in which many, many things other than the draft were discussed ) and I was surprised to see this dictionary definition:

3 entries found for homophobia.
ho·mo·pho·bi·a    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (hm-fb-)
n.
Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men.
Behavior based on such a feeling. 

homophobia

n : prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality

Using the correct (I believe Latin) roots, it would mean to fear somethin the same as yourself. But that's the English language for you.

1 entry found for heterosexist.
het·er·o·sex·ism    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (ht-r-skszm)
n.
Discrimination or prejudice against lesbians or gay men by heterosexual people.

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heter·o·sexist adj. & n.

Hmmm. By heterosexual people. We need a word for people that are homosexual or bisexual and are prejudiced against homosexuals. Weird.

I'm sure we can find various things to discover here, although I know that most likely everyone is against said prejudices, myself included. Heck, I'm not even sure yet if I'm straight or bi.

But the homophobia word - now that it's brought up - that really, really bugs me. I call for a case of abuse of Latin roots...as Cthulhu said, it should mean fear of something like yourself.