OPEN UP A FUCKING DICTIONARY

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Okay then.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Shit.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Seriously, this has been repeated so many times on this site, yet people fail to comprehend what the word "homophobia" means. Dictionary.com: homophobia - unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality. World English Dictionary: homophobia - intense hatred or fear of homosexuals or homosexuality Medical Dictionary: homophobia - irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals Wikipedia: homophobia - a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, and in some cases transgender and intersex people; definitions refer variably to antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, and irrational fear

by Anonymous 13 years ago

inb4 scrantoncity and Amish_Allosaurus come and start arguing about gay being a horrible sin.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

As I have stated before, the denotation (dictionary definition, literal definition) is "A person who is scared of gay people." The connotation (the way society uses it, the way that matters because they aren't going to change) is "A person who dislikes gay people." Get over that fact that people use connotations in daily life. It happens. A lot. Nobody cares.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The "correct" word would be homosexist - discrimination/prejudice against people who are homosexual. But slang can change the meaning of a word over time - and, homophobia started because people who dislike homosexuals are afraid of what they perceive civil rights will do to their society. And, like most phobias, it is irrational.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well if you were against blacks getting married, you'd be racist so now the connotation of homophobia has been included for those who don't want gays to get married.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Toothbrushes don't actually brush our teeth, they clean them. Guess we shouldn't call them that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago