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[-] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Because most homophobes aren't afraid of gay people. They hate them. It's a very non descriptive labels fan is technically incorrect in most cases, though it DOES work as an insult to homophobes by making them seem like an absolute fucking wuss so I'm not in arms about that. In fact, I support it despite this fact. Fuck you, homophobes, you fucking dicks.

[-] trublu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

What a homophobe is afraid of is gay men treating them the way they treat women.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

kinda wierd mental gymnastics on these people. but i think its more likely closeted gay homophobes, dont wanted to be OUTED being gay themselves, because they have ties to conservative/religious groups,families they dont want to be cut off from. people who often come out as gay when they are young in a coservative/religious community will often be disowned immediately by the family and the community. mOST dont consider people like thiel(probably bad example) to be openly gay, eventhough he knows hes gay, he does everything in his power to suppress any news about him in the media all the time.(its an ulterior motive of trying to gain favors with the conservative base/ GOP so they dont intefere with his companies, business pratices like Palintir. gawker/hulk lawsuit being one of them(the motivation behind him doing it is his business pratices). not to mention last year, he had Boy toy "defenestrated" in florida, and it was like on reddit for like half a day, before it was buried.

[-] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago
[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

Is it though?

I hate my neighbor's Chihuahua because it barks all day everyday.

Absolutely no part of me fears a dog that weighs less than 4 lbs.

[-] davidagain@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Do you stick your hands through the fence though?

[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago
[-] davidagain@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Solid wood, even at the front?

But this is taking around the question instead at answering it.

Do you stick your hand anywhere the nasty bitey snarly barking little thing, or do you steer clear?

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

True, kid. iPhones are terrifying.

[-] korthrun@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago

Consider a usage other than "fear". Think of something hydrophobic. Do you really think that an inanimate surface is afraid of water?

I don't think it's technically incorrect, I think folks have been taught an overly narrow usage of the suffix.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

"Aversion" is the most accurate meaning I can think of. It could be aversion out of hate, fear, or something else.

[-] BunScientist@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Have you seen what waterfalls do to rock? You should be afraid of water!

[-] korthrun@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago

Nooooo don't invoke the wrath of the hydrohomies!

[-] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Fair point. I personally like that it's insulting though so I like the wide definition more.

[-] korthrun@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago

I have no desire to argue that :D Fuck those fucking fucks until they're totally fucked.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

The fact that someone decided to describe an inanimate object as scared of water doesn't invalidate words with 'phobic'

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