Thread:Obi the LEGO Fan/@comment-26436937-20150605034630/@comment-4845243-20150605193406

Michaelyoda wrote: Obi the LEGO Fan wrote:

Michaelyoda wrote:

Obi the LEGO Fan wrote:

Michaelyoda wrote:

Obi the LEGO Fan wrote: Here's my request.

1.You're saying you dislike the behavior or "lifestyle" (ftr, LGBT* people have many different lifestyles, there is no such thing as one "gay lifestyle" :P), correct?

But the word "homosexuality" does not mean any behavior or lifestyle, it means being attracted to people of the same gender.

2.Homophobia is defined as an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality or homosexual people. Aversion meaning "strong dislike." So stating you dislike homosexuality can be homophobic even if you don't dislike the people. 1."Gay:  of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex;"  "Homosexual:  of or relating to sexual desire or behavior directed toward members of one's own sex."

2.  a phobia is "a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it. "  In which case, Luke would definitely not be on the wiki if he was plagued with homophobia.

And just because the definition of "aversion" uses to the word "dislike" in it, it does not equate it to the non-chalant "dislikes" Luke used in his profile. There was nothing "strong" about his statement there. Homosexual:

adjective

(of a person) sexually attracted to people of one's own sex.

• involving or characterized by sexual attraction between people of the same sex: homosexual desire.

Homophobia:

noun

an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality and homosexual people.

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Homophobia is a weird word, I'll grant you. It's not a pathological phobia. "Origin of homophobia-

1955-60; homo(sexual) + -phobia"

Point stands. The word's meaning changed, though. But I agree that "homophobia" is a confusing word.

What's confusing about it? "Homphobia," as you yourself pointed out, is an "irrational aversion" (though my dictionary uses "irrational fear"). And "aversion" according to my dictionary, is a synonym to "phobia." And a phobia is an "irrational fear" of something. And if you're really picky, "aversion" is also listed as a synonym for "fear." So the "phobia" in "homophobia" is the same as the "phobia" in "arachnophobia" and other phobias.

As far as actual defintions go, Luke is no "homophobe." "Dislike" and "homophobic" are two totally different things. Let me clarify, I'm not claiming Luke is a homophobe. I just think that one particular belief is irrational and extreme.