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daedalus_dude (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 02:59 PM Original message |
Homosexuality and homophobia. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. ... |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. And almost forgot... |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. this one was not closeted and never denied being Gay |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Wow....that's one good looking gay man! |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Can you name this anti gay homosexual? |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. What about this one? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. roy cohn (demonstrating how he helped Sen. Joseph McCarthy relax) |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
54. You baaad! |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
44. He and his buddy J Edgar Hoover are THE poster boys for that hypocrisy |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Firstly... |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. maybe this will help...APA study |
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daedalus_dude (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Hmm that is interesting. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. You can also see the original data. |
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daedalus_dude (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. well, the ambiguity has been stated in the article itsself. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. The most important part, IMO. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I don't buy that - after all, it specifically says anxiety 'enhances' |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. Enhance = to heighten; increase; intensify; magnify |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
58. This study is misinterpreted as a universal truth by many |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
67. Seems perfectly clear . . . and we have yet to deal with bi-sexuality -- !!!! |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. Are there any statistics or studies on this? |
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daedalus_dude (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Just recurring observation of DU posts. |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. yea I agree, I've seen the same |
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d_r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. why else would they be afraid |
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daedalus_dude (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Thanks for the response. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. Another point: misogyny is often the root of homophobia |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
68. True . . . which is why organized patriarchal religion demeans females . . . |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
61. yeppers |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. I think that it is an assumption |
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daedalus_dude (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. True, Phelps is a good example of a guy who simply hates everybody. |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Nice observation, SydneyCarton. |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. Nicely articulated post. |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. It's a fundamental Freudian concept: |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. Most times... |
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Sapphocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. Please be careful here. |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. In a nutshell: yes. nt |
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daedalus_dude (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. That seems to be a reasonable analysis. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. yeah, I would agree. The 3 people would be racist or homophobic even if society had |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. I wish I could rec this post. n/t |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
51. do you think it is self-loathing or overcompensation? |
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Sapphocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. As a lesbian, I can only guess. |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. wow, thanks for that incredibly excellent response |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #55 |
71. Thank you for this excellent post. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. While I think it's true in some cases, I have no idea of the |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. I don't think these people are on DU. So they are not..... |
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Prism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. People often use the hypocrisy argument to excuse their bigotry |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. You've expressed your opinion very well, indeed. |
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VMI Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. Studies show that many racists are themselves minorities. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
27. ... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
30. Projection: fear of the 'other' within, but not necessarily suggesting every person who... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
32. Only the ignorant would claim that every homophobe is a closeted gay. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
38. Since I have lived much of my life now in places where gays predominate, my answer will reflect |
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Prism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I tend to believe this is the biggest motivation |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. "No, I'm different" Yes, exactly. You also see this in those who search for SASA, |
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Prism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. It's also an overlooked explanation |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. It's also worth exploring why in Anglo Saxon society, but not, say, in muslim societies, |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
45. Most homophobes are straight. Some are gay and trying to keep up with the straight-hate |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
46. Come to think of it, the racists I know are really black and that's why |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. openly gay and happens to be black |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
48. Lots of these people fear the power of sex |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
50. I don't know if there is a real correlation or not but |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
52. When it's all said & done it's a two-way street - respect - with connectors, over-passes... |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Wow, that was strange and |
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gleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
57. I 'm not sure what you are looking for .... |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
59. A lot of it stems from people who are too intellectually lazy to... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Interestingly, you have failed to account for the personal experiences noted here, |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. I did say that the study does have some validity. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Good questions. |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
65. After reading through this thread... |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. I don't know, but I have a close female friend that |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
66. If you're looking for it's origin, Freud theorized it many years ago |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. I think Kinsey got it right, as well -- majority of us are bisexual to some degree . . . |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
70. Why would this article have only 1 recommend . . . ????? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
72. Good article to cause re-thinking of what we're thinking and saying . . . |
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