MaggieD
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I think its a cultural thing. I remember being taught to punch guys if they ever came onto me...
r something along those lines:
SE, that is soooo interesting. And it does make sense. Maybe guys are taught you either punch a guy or others will think you're homosexual. I never thought of that. Thank you.
Is it bad that when I've had a guy flirt with me, I flirt back, just for the lulz?
No, it just means you are going further down into hell.
That's alright then, I was worried the consequences might be serious. :mrgreen:
Homophobia isnt defined as disagreeing with someone's sexual preferences. Homophobia is a visceral and hateful or negative reaction towards gay people with no logical reason behind it.I think homophobia is exagerated in many cases - just because I disagree with someone's sexual preference doesn't mean I'm homophobic.
Homophobia isnt defined as disagreeing with someone's sexual preferences. Homophobia is a visceral and hateful or negative reaction towards gay people with no logical reason behind it.
Well..yeah because you use words like "homosexual agenda". There is no logical basis for that ideaBy definition, yes - but too often, anyone identified as being critical of the homosexual agenda is labeled a homophobe.
Well..yeah because you use words like "homosexual agenda". There is no logical basis for that idea
It's a stupid term as it only exists in the minds of conservatives and has no backing in reality. There is no "gay lobby" trying to advance gay people beyond trying to make the law see gays as equal to anyone else as far as the government is concerned.It's not an uncommon term among conservatives. It doesn't mean I hate them or are scared of them - I just don't agree with their lobbying goals.
It's a stupid term as it only exists in the minds of conservatives and has no backing in reality. There is no "gay lobby" trying to advance gay people beyond trying to make the law see gays as equal to anyone else as far as the government is concerned.
This argument has already been flogged to death and is not the topic of the thread. If you want to discuss it, feel free to open a new thread.They are equal - they have all the same rights as I do. They can marry someone of an opposite sex just like the rest of us.
They are equal - they have all the same rights as I do. They can marry someone of an opposite sex just like the rest of us.
A woman can marry a man but a man cannot and a man can marry a woman but a woman cannot. It's sexual discrimination.
That's a straw man argument. I'm sure you can do better.
Oh really? Please do explain how it is a strawman. This I have got to hear. :roll:
There is nothing sadder than when someone cannot refute an argument so they incorrectly surmise that it is a logical fallacy.
Another thread brought this line of thinking to mind.
Sexual urges are probably the strongest urges we experience. They have to be, or we would have never survived. We are driven to have sex despite the conditions around us - in the face of disease, starvation, war, pestilence. Our sexual urges transcend all of these things....because having sex is soooo pleasurable.
Okay. Now. My subjective experience with homophobia has been that it is, in general, males that feel an absolute disgust when thinking about male homosexuality. It's been my personal experience that women take a more neutral approach to female homosexuality. If a homosexual woman made moves on a straight woman, it's highly unlikely the straight woman would be disgusted...or that any thought of violence would enter her mind. Just sort of, "No, thanks."
Anyhow, I'm beginning to think that this visceral reaction that has been hardwired into male humans as a way to preserve our species. Since sex is soo pleasurable, if men weren't hardwired to be so averse to sex with another male, we might not have been successful as a species.
Yeah, I know: wierd. But anyone have any thoughts?
That's a straw man argument. I'm sure you can do better.
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