They're deciding why someone might discriminate???
That takes any reasoning right out of it.
I have reasons to discriminate. I have to be asked why before anyone can decide if it's reasonable or not.
They're deciding why someone might discriminate???
Historically it has always been so that a societal norm dictates whether a motive was right or wrong or a valid reason for a statement or action.
That takes any reasoning right out of it.
I dissagree; you have every right to feell any way about anything, but sometimes the right to state something publicly is not there.. or is say, unwise.
I have reasons to discriminate. I have to be asked why before anyone can decide if it's reasonable or not.
Everybody have reasons and no; you may reserve the right to remain silent or to say "just because" or "i do not wish to explain why"..
I know more or less exactly what you mean and feel the same way in some situations and when your opinion is not shared by the majority, it's sometimes just easier to dissagree and refuse to explain.. and stand ones ground.
To claim that people who don't like fags have homophobia is not logical.
A phobia is defined as "an irrational fear of something", which means they are claiming that a) the person has no rational basis for their dislike, and b) that the person's dislike is based on fear.
You can argue all you want that this label (homophobia) is accurate, but it's not. Opinions are not enough to make a valid argument. Reasoning is. I'll stick with reason.
You're absolutely correct; the label "homophobic" laid on people who dislike or even hate gay lifestyle, is false.
Some prominent queer folk and organisations have it in their mind that everybody has to condone and accept their lifestyle and that the cure for anti-gayness is drowning people in what is best kept private (imo).
I'm not homophobic, i'm not against freedom of choice and i'm not anti-gay as such, but i do reserve the right to not liking it one bit and refuse to have gay/weird lifestyles rubbed in my face.. or in my childs face.
I do not condone it and will not be forced to accept it and nobody is going to tell me that i or anybody does not have the right to refuse to celebrate it.
Edit: Came to think of a PhD i once read on the subject of how gay behaviour affected straight males. A brainscan showed that exposing a straight male to images of acts of male gay activities, triggered responses similar to repulsion, loathing and in some cases physical discomfort and nausea.
With this in mind, is it fair to force-feed that filth to anybody?
Imagine a life where the pinnacle of your pride is your sexual identity and -exploits.. it's.. just.. misguided..
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