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About the casual part fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 16/08/2018 10:33:45 PM

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Seems moondog is far from the only leftist who use "casual homophobia" to attack Trump and other Republicans. It's common enough for the usually execrable HuffPost to write an article about it.

HuffPo has written several articles about it, as have several other "leftist" publications. This issue is not restricted to the left. I think the reason it is getting so much recent coverage is that there seems to be a misguided belief among some that since Trump is such an awful excuse for a human being, homophobic jokes about him are okay.


Casual homophobia is a typically contrived phrase for a perfectly good existing word: hypocrisy.

No one who uses the term would disagree with you that casual homophobia is deeply hypocritical. The casual part of the phrase just emphasizes that you don't have to actively twirl your mustaches and decide to hurt homosexuals to be homophobic. Buying into inherent anti-LGBTQ assumptions embedded in language and society is enough to hurt those with different sexuality, and is thus homophobic.

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Interesting article in my Twitter feed last night on an issue Greg (The Shrike) brought up... damookster - 15/08/2018 03:05:37 PM 1379 Views
I thought this response in the comment sectionwas funny random thoughts - 15/08/2018 08:12:49 PM 694 Views
I was thinking about this at lunch today.... Jeordam - 15/08/2018 11:43:33 PM 684 Views
I don't damookster - 16/08/2018 12:09:32 AM 708 Views
It seemed more like moondog was making a prostitution reference to me *NM* ßelals Girl - 16/08/2018 02:51:23 AM 364 Views
Say what? The Shrike - 16/08/2018 09:47:19 PM 686 Views
It is a more of a domination / hierarchy reference I think *NM* Roland00 - 16/08/2018 09:57:23 PM 351 Views
Re: Say what? Belals Girl - 16/08/2018 10:33:43 PM 765 Views
Yes, but there's more to it... fionwe1987 - 16/08/2018 10:38:05 PM 662 Views
Says who? ßelals Girl - 19/08/2018 05:05:37 AM 718 Views
However much of a hypocrite moondog is, the article, I feel, represents something else Cannoli - 16/08/2018 05:51:59 AM 694 Views
Agreed that they went way too far by including everyday useage of the word, sucks. damookster - 16/08/2018 02:15:54 PM 660 Views
Phobia fionwe1987 - 16/08/2018 10:55:05 PM 720 Views
You don't even understand oral sex? Cannoli - 17/08/2018 12:43:50 AM 680 Views
Get to a sex education class, won't you? Or at least, use Google fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 05:29:25 AM 620 Views
I am a normal male person, who had conversations with other male people. Cannoli - 17/08/2018 08:25:48 AM 675 Views
Yes, yes, you're so male, your penis has a penis. We get it. fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 04:13:09 PM 709 Views
Re: Yes, yes, you're so male, your penis has a penis. We get it. Cannoli - 19/08/2018 03:23:10 AM 686 Views
You are wrong about Cannoli. damookster - 17/08/2018 02:49:35 AM 702 Views
No fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 05:41:22 AM 658 Views
Re: No Cannoli - 19/08/2018 03:29:15 AM 735 Views
Cannoli is right: "sucks" implies the active party in oral sex Tom - 17/08/2018 03:04:40 AM 790 Views
That would be the "receptive partner" in scientific terminology fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 05:44:16 AM 654 Views
Fuck scientific terminology. It blows. Cannoli - 17/08/2018 08:26:16 AM 661 Views
Regarding phobia Jeordam - 17/08/2018 06:30:51 PM 733 Views
There's a pretty simple test, I think fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 08:02:31 PM 678 Views
Once again...who are you to make that determination. Jeordam - 17/08/2018 09:54:41 PM 650 Views
*I* don't make the determination, liberal society did. fionwe1987 - 18/08/2018 12:02:22 AM 673 Views
So for clarity damookster - 18/08/2018 01:28:17 AM 677 Views
Yes! fionwe1987 - 18/08/2018 01:46:05 AM 661 Views
Who said I was surprised? damookster - 18/08/2018 02:10:46 AM 669 Views
Re: Who said I was surprised? fionwe1987 - 18/08/2018 02:32:41 AM 680 Views
Are you asking a serious question? damookster - 18/08/2018 02:45:03 AM 682 Views
Yes, I was fionwe1987 - 18/08/2018 01:59:48 PM 683 Views
"liberal" society does not police speech Cannoli - 19/08/2018 03:31:54 AM 683 Views
You don't need to protect speech everyone agrees with. *NM* Hieshyn - 19/08/2018 06:02:17 PM 461 Views
It most certainly *does* police speech. LiterateDog - 20/08/2018 03:01:32 PM 676 Views
But to follow up on that. LiterateDog - 20/08/2018 03:16:07 PM 678 Views
Well, that's why we didn't stop with the FIRST Amendment *NM* Cannoli - 21/08/2018 04:25:53 PM 336 Views
That's individuals policing speech, not society. Agregate individual action =/= collective action Cannoli - 21/08/2018 04:25:23 PM 691 Views
I completely agree. LiterateDog - 21/08/2018 04:35:38 PM 675 Views
heh, heh, heh damookster - 21/08/2018 05:00:32 PM 641 Views
Hump it like you mean it! LiterateDog - 21/08/2018 07:00:01 PM 711 Views
Exactly. "Islamophobia is a word created by fascists and used by cowards to manipulate morons." Tom - 20/08/2018 08:54:03 PM 682 Views
I reiterate that I sometimes expect it from people who may be right of center/right. The Shrike - 16/08/2018 09:52:08 PM 726 Views
About the casual part fionwe1987 - 16/08/2018 10:33:45 PM 641 Views
I don't think it's appropriate, but I think it's more about sexual shaming Tom - 16/08/2018 10:35:53 PM 722 Views
Precisely fionwe1987 - 16/08/2018 10:59:42 PM 726 Views
You are absolutely correct damookster - 17/08/2018 02:43:21 AM 702 Views
I, for one, am glad to see this topic go flaming. aerocontrols - 17/08/2018 05:16:55 PM 763 Views
Yes, it is a tool used by those who should "know better". LiterateDog - 20/08/2018 03:14:30 PM 645 Views
well said damookster - 20/08/2018 03:50:50 PM 700 Views
Sigh I foresee 7 days of homosexual prison jokes in the near future in media adjacent places Roland00 - 22/08/2018 04:42:23 AM 632 Views
I think our casual acceptance of rape as part of prison is a major moral failure random thoughts - 22/08/2018 03:41:38 PM 643 Views
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