The word "homophobia" may literally mean irrational fear of homosexuality/homosexuals (actually, "homophobia" more accurately means fear of the same or perhaps fear of men), but that's not the way the word is generally employed by the progressive left. It typically is used to castigate anyone who does not accept homosexuality as legitimate and "normal" human sexual expression. It's pejorative rhetoric, related to "bigot" and "bully."
The word "homophobia" may literally mean irrational fear of homosexuality/homosexuals (actually, "homophobia" more accurately means fear of the same or perhaps fear of men), but that's not the way the word is generally employed by the progressive left. It typically is used to castigate anyone who does not accept homosexuality as legitimate and "normal" human sexual expression. It's pejorative rhetoric, related to "bigot" and "bully."
ReplyDeleteTo borrow from a meme: homophobe/islamophobe/racist/bigot is a conservative who beat a liberal in an argument.
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