Intimidated or homophobic?

Matthew23

Hi I just started on boards.ie today and this is my first topic

I was just wondering what people think about words like homophobic? Why do they say people are scared of homosexual people instead of disliking them? They dont say race-phobic or something they say racist but when it comes to homophobia they say people are scared.

And i was reading the women pretending to be stupid topic. why do people say that people are intimidated by inteligence or confidence? Maybe they just dont like it?

Sonics2k

Phobic doesn't always mean scared of, it can also mean things like dislike, hatred and so on much.

Much like being Xenophobic.

PK2008

Matthew23 wrote: »

Hi I just started on boards.ie today and this is my first topic

...this was your first mistake

Your second was asking a question in AH and expecting serious responses.

Im not homophobic.... Im not scared of my house
:pac:

Matthew23

PK2008 wrote: »

...this was your first mistake

Your second was asking a question in AH and expecting serious responses.

Im not homophobic.... Im not scared of my house
:pac:

What mistake?

Homo is about homosexual in this word and I know people say it means dislike but it can also mean fear like a phobia.

Seachmall

I'm a gayist.

I've yet to define it but I like the way it sounds.

Irish Guitarist

I think people tend to think that anyone that dislikes homosexual people must be 'in the closet' and therefore scared of their own feelings. Either that or people use the word homophobic because homosexualist or gayist just wouldn't sound right.

I saw a documentary once where someone really did have a phobia about homosexual people.

Matthew23

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I think people tend to think that anyone that dislikes homosexual people must be 'in the closet' and therefore scared of their own feelings. Either that or people use the word homophobic because homosexualist or gayist just wouldn't sound right.

I saw a documentary once where someone really did have a phobia about homosexual people.

i suppose thats different tho

El Weirdo

Seachmall wrote: »

I'm a gayist.

I've yet to define it but I like the way it sounds.

gayist

gay.ist

adj

To be more homosexual than everyone else.


:pac:

Guill

Sonics2k wrote: »

Phobic doesn't always mean scared of, it can also mean things like dislike, hatred and so on much.

Much like being Xenophobic.

Phobic/Phobia always mean fear or morbid fear.

Xenophobic = fear of strangers.

Homophobic is a word that is rarely used correctly.

Links234

Don't worry!

Revolutionary New Homophobia Immersion Therapy Involves Lowering Patient Into Tank Of Gays

Saila

first I heard of it was on jackass YEARS ago, the director talking about stevo's dad, only just figured out what it was the last few years

AckwelFoley

welcome to boards.

Fresh meat


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Guill

snyper wrote: »

welcome to boards.

Fresh meat


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Watch your back OP, the gheys 'girls' are on to you.....

Crasp

I prefer the term "Anti homosexual" as being more accurate.

bayern282

are we discussing people attracted to their own gender here or any single bloke over 30 who reads books and doesn't go to the pub.:pac: