Republicans are idiots

It can't be a religious belief it's gotta be homophobia, that's as narrow minded as you think religious people are.

It can't be a religious belief it's gotta be homophobia, that's as narrow minded as you think religious people are.

Your religious belief is stupid, you should change it before I stone you for wearing two different types of cloth.

It can't be a religious belief it's gotta be homophobia, that's as narrow minded as you think religious people are.

Who said the two were mutually exclusive?

It can't be a religious belief it's gotta be homophobia, that's as narrow minded as you think religious people are.

Just because it's a religious belief, doesn't mean it isn't still homophobia.

It can't be a religious belief it's gotta be homophobia, that's as narrow minded as you think religious people are.

A belief doesn't stop being homophobic because it's religious.

For the hundredth million time let's break down the word Homophobia.

Homo = Homosexuality

Phobia = Fear

thus

Homophobia = Fear of Homosexuality

Now I don't know about the rest of Christianity but I certainly don't have a fear of homosexuality. And you can't change the meaning of words to be "fancy". Phobia does not mean hate, phobia does not mean bigotry, phobia does not mean "religious belief against homosexuality, phobia does not mean ignorance. Homophobia should and does mean "fear of Homosexuality".

And don't give me this bullshit excuse of  "well ignorance breeds fear". That's a crock of a reason to mess with the dictionary. I don't see you calling Arachnophobia ignorance and hatred of spiders. I don't see you calling  Claustrophobia "ignorance and hatred of small spaces". No you don't. Why? Because that's not what they mean. They mean fear of x. So you and every other user of that word need to go back to elementary school (or primary school for you UK'ers) and learn breaking down words again.

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That is the original meaning of the word, yes. Just as the word 'gay' can mean 'happy' its meaning has changed over time to represent homosexuals.

If it's the word itself you're getting your knickers in a twist about then fine, would you prefer it if the paragrapgh read 'However, refusing to marry a gay couple, while legally permissible, is still despicable and they should stop. Although, compared to the jihads, crusades and child-rapes I suppose a bit of bigotry's not that bad.'

I've never seen anyone so upset about a simple bit of etymology.

Mess with the language I speak and I get pissed.

Mess with the language I speak and I get pissed.

I didn't realise you spoke Greek.

The English word 'Homophobia' refers to negative feelings towards homosexuality, not necessarily fear (Though I'd say one is the root of the other)

Sean Avery sup[ports gay marriage.

Shouldn't you?

I don't see you calling Arachnophobia ignorance and hatred of spiders.

You're an arachnophobe. Are you saying that you don't hate spiders? And do you know a lot about them?

Mess with the language I speak and I get pissed.

Seriously, guys. Try reading isn'tead of looking for ways to punch holes i his language.

For the hundredth million time let's break down the word Homophobia.

Homo = Homosexuality

Phobia = Fear

thus

Homophobia = Fear of Homosexuality

Now I don't know about the rest of Christianity but I certainly don't have a fear of homosexuality. And you can't change the meaning of words to be "fancy". Phobia does not mean hate, phobia does not mean bigotry, phobia does not mean "religious belief against homosexuality, phobia does not mean ignorance. Homophobia should and does mean "fear of Homosexuality".

And don't give me this bullshit excuse of  "well ignorance breeds fear". That's a crock of a reason to mess with the dictionary. I don't see you calling Arachnophobia ignorance and hatred of spiders. I don't see you calling  Claustrophobia "ignorance and hatred of small spaces". No you don't. Why? Because that's not what they mean. They mean fear of x. So you and every other user of that word need to go back to elementary school (or primary school for you UK'ers) and learn breaking down words again.

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Fine, what word would you like us to use to describe your backwards and hateful beliefs?

I don't understand how this red herring works.

No one is messing with language. If a Church doesn't want to marry homosexuals (and that's their choice; free country), then it's homophobic. It being religious makes no difference. It's still homophobic.

Like if they banned spiders in their Church because a spider bit Jesus or something. It's religious, but it's also arachnophobia. If you don't like being called homophobic, then prescribe to a different denomination or get it changed.

Quote from: Christianrocker90 on May 09, 2011, 05:57:42 AM

For the hundredth million time let's break down the word Homophobia.

Homo = Homosexuality

Phobia = Fear

thus

Homophobia = Fear of Homosexuality

Now I don't know about the rest of Christianity but I certainly don't have a fear of homosexuality. And you can't change the meaning of words to be "fancy". Phobia does not mean hate, phobia does not mean bigotry, phobia does not mean "religious belief against homosexuality, phobia does not mean ignorance. Homophobia should and does mean "fear of Homosexuality".

And don't give me this bullshit excuse of  "well ignorance breeds fear". That's a crock of a reason to mess with the dictionary. I don't see you calling Arachnophobia ignorance and hatred of spiders. I don't see you calling  Claustrophobia "ignorance and hatred of small spaces". No you don't. Why? Because that's not what they mean. They mean fear of x. So you and every other user of that word need to go back to elementary school (or primary school for you UK'ers) and learn breaking down words again.

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Fine, what word would you like us to use to describe your backwards and hateful beliefs?

Christian values

For the hundredth million time let's break down the word Homophobia.

Homo = Homosexuality

Phobia = Fear

thus

Homophobia = Fear of Homosexuality

Now I don't know about the rest of Christianity but I certainly don't have a fear of homosexuality. And you can't change the meaning of words to be "fancy". Phobia does not mean hate, phobia does not mean bigotry, phobia does not mean "religious belief against homosexuality, phobia does not mean ignorance. Homophobia should and does mean "fear of Homosexuality".

And don't give me this bullshit excuse of  "well ignorance breeds fear". That's a crock of a reason to mess with the dictionary. I don't see you calling Arachnophobia ignorance and hatred of spiders. I don't see you calling  Claustrophobia "ignorance and hatred of small spaces". No you don't. Why? Because that's not what they mean. They mean fear of x. So you and every other user of that word need to go back to elementary school (or primary school for you UK'ers) and learn breaking down words again.

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Phobia is derived from the obscure Greek god, (and moon of Mars, breaking the tradition of naming planets after Roman gods, although he was associated with Ares, Mars' Greek equivalent) Phobos. Phobos was the god of fear and horror, so one need not be explicitly afraid but could also be horrified by something, and be deemed to have a phobia. l2etymology properly

In any case, the word homophobic has come to refer to hatred of gays and that is what it means now. Caligula was the diminutive form of "hobnail boot" in Roman times, now it's synonymous with batshit murderous insanity. If we referred to it as homoinodiare from now on, would you feel better? (lit. "To make loathsome homosexuals", or "to vilify homosexuals")

Good job at not understanding a fairly basic term CR90.

All the faggotry aside (lol, geddit? It's funny because I'm queer and I'm calling things "faggotry"), Republicans did this.

All the faggotry aside (lol, geddit? It's funny because I'm queer and I'm calling things "faggotry"), Republicans did this.

No self respecting homosexual calls himself queer.

Wardogg, what the fuck do you know about the cultural aspects of homosexuality?

Quote from: PizzaPlanet on May 09, 2011, 08:03:45 PM

All the faggotry aside (lol, geddit? It's funny because I'm queer and I'm calling things "faggotry"), Republicans did this.

No self respecting homosexual calls himself queer.

Actually there is a big push to reclaim the word 'queer' and strip it of its homophobic connotations

Wardogg, what the fuck do you know about the cultural aspects of homosexuality?

Have you heard of the repeal of a US law called DADT?  You wouldn't believe the amount of training we have had in the last couple of months.  I know more about homosexuals now than I do the inner workings of the fuel control on a T56-A-16 turboprop.

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Quote from: PizzaPlanet on May 09, 2011, 08:03:45 PM

All the faggotry aside (lol, geddit? It's funny because I'm queer and I'm calling things "faggotry"), Republicans did this.

No self respecting homosexual calls himself queer.

Actually there is a big push to reclaim the word 'queer' and strip it of its homophobic connotations

Kind of like porch monkey?  I heard that one is being taken back as well.

I hate groups trying to "take words back".

Way to make a word more polarizing. Jerks.

I'm taking honky back.

I'm bringing sexy back.

In all seriousness, the word queer is being used again by the LGBT community.

I know loooads of gay people that call themselves queer.

I know loooads of gay people

orly

I study languages. It's full of women and gays, and they're all queer.

Quote from: PizzaPlanet on May 09, 2011, 08:03:45 PM

All the faggotry aside (lol, geddit? It's funny because I'm queer and I'm calling things "faggotry"), Republicans did this.

No self respecting homosexual calls himself queer.

Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.

I said self-respecting.