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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 1258 Views
I thought this response in the comment sectionwas funny random thoughts - 15/08/2018 08:12:49 PM 584 Views
I was thinking about this at lunch today.... Jeordam - 15/08/2018 11:43:33 PM 567 Views
I don't damookster - 16/08/2018 12:09:32 AM 590 Views
It seemed more like moondog was making a prostitution reference to me *NM* ßelals Girl - 16/08/2018 02:51:23 AM 300 Views
Say what? The Shrike - 16/08/2018 09:47:19 PM 573 Views
It is a more of a domination / hierarchy reference I think *NM* Roland00 - 16/08/2018 09:57:23 PM 292 Views
Re: Say what? Belals Girl - 16/08/2018 10:33:43 PM 637 Views
Yes, but there's more to it... fionwe1987 - 16/08/2018 10:38:05 PM 549 Views
Says who? ßelals Girl - 19/08/2018 05:05:37 AM 579 Views
However much of a hypocrite moondog is, the article, I feel, represents something else Cannoli - 16/08/2018 05:51:59 AM 588 Views
Agreed that they went way too far by including everyday useage of the word, sucks. damookster - 16/08/2018 02:15:54 PM 553 Views
Phobia fionwe1987 - 16/08/2018 10:55:05 PM 594 Views
You don't even understand oral sex? Cannoli - 17/08/2018 12:43:50 AM 566 Views
Get to a sex education class, won't you? Or at least, use Google fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 05:29:25 AM 506 Views
I am a normal male person, who had conversations with other male people. Cannoli - 17/08/2018 08:25:48 AM 563 Views
Yes, yes, you're so male, your penis has a penis. We get it. fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 04:13:09 PM 592 Views
Re: Yes, yes, you're so male, your penis has a penis. We get it. Cannoli - 19/08/2018 03:23:10 AM 582 Views
You are wrong about Cannoli. damookster - 17/08/2018 02:49:35 AM 575 Views
No fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 05:41:22 AM 552 Views
Re: No Cannoli - 19/08/2018 03:29:15 AM 614 Views
Cannoli is right: "sucks" implies the active party in oral sex Tom - 17/08/2018 03:04:40 AM 663 Views
That would be the "receptive partner" in scientific terminology fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 05:44:16 AM 542 Views
Fuck scientific terminology. It blows. Cannoli - 17/08/2018 08:26:16 AM 550 Views
Regarding phobia Jeordam - 17/08/2018 06:30:51 PM 610 Views
There's a pretty simple test, I think fionwe1987 - 17/08/2018 08:02:31 PM 552 Views
Once again...who are you to make that determination. Jeordam - 17/08/2018 09:54:41 PM 533 Views
*I* don't make the determination, liberal society did. fionwe1987 - 18/08/2018 12:02:22 AM 562 Views
So for clarity damookster - 18/08/2018 01:28:17 AM 562 Views
Yes! fionwe1987 - 18/08/2018 01:46:05 AM 549 Views
Who said I was surprised? damookster - 18/08/2018 02:10:46 AM 551 Views
Re: Who said I was surprised? fionwe1987 - 18/08/2018 02:32:41 AM 566 Views
Are you asking a serious question? damookster - 18/08/2018 02:45:03 AM 568 Views
Yes, I was fionwe1987 - 18/08/2018 01:59:48 PM 568 Views
"liberal" society does not police speech Cannoli - 19/08/2018 03:31:54 AM 565 Views
You don't need to protect speech everyone agrees with. *NM* Hieshyn - 19/08/2018 06:02:17 PM 399 Views
It most certainly *does* police speech. LiterateDog - 20/08/2018 03:01:32 PM 558 Views
But to follow up on that. LiterateDog - 20/08/2018 03:16:07 PM 566 Views
Well, that's why we didn't stop with the FIRST Amendment *NM* Cannoli - 21/08/2018 04:25:53 PM 280 Views
That's individuals policing speech, not society. Agregate individual action =/= collective action Cannoli - 21/08/2018 04:25:23 PM 575 Views
I completely agree. LiterateDog - 21/08/2018 04:35:38 PM 547 Views
heh, heh, heh damookster - 21/08/2018 05:00:32 PM 538 Views
Hump it like you mean it! LiterateDog - 21/08/2018 07:00:01 PM 598 Views
Exactly. "Islamophobia is a word created by fascists and used by cowards to manipulate morons." Tom - 20/08/2018 08:54:03 PM 560 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 599 Views
About the casual part fionwe1987 - 16/08/2018 10:33:45 PM 537 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 608 Views
Precisely fionwe1987 - 16/08/2018 10:59:42 PM 608 Views
You are absolutely correct damookster - 17/08/2018 02:43:21 AM 584 Views
I, for one, am glad to see this topic go flaming. aerocontrols - 17/08/2018 05:16:55 PM 637 Views
Yes, it is a tool used by those who should "know better". LiterateDog - 20/08/2018 03:14:30 PM 533 Views
well said damookster - 20/08/2018 03:50:50 PM 583 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 513 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 531 Views
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