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In reply to the discussion: — Homophobia: The fear that another man will treat you like you treat women. [View all]LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)130. Agreed. This is so laden with politics
that logic is completely gone within the first few sentences. So many inconsistencies beginning with why women hate gays and why lesbians are also hated. Anyone who doesn't think lesbians are hated are fooling themselves.
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— Homophobia: The fear that another man will treat you like you treat women. [View all]
kpete
May 2013
OP
A serious graphic look at the issue ("passes", harassment) from another angle:
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2013
#133
That's interesting, because in my experience, I've observed that one of the most common men's
Zorra
May 2013
#35
Most every woman can rapidly and easily orchestrate a casual sexual encounter with a man 24/7,
Zorra
May 2013
#137
Not to the same extent, if at all. And if they do, it's because those women aren't
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#51
This article IS homophobia, starting with its title, and including its "point".
Occulus
May 2013
#24
Well said. The teacher in the article is a bigot pushing vicious myths. The teacher is also someone
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#34
I knew something wasn't quite right about the OP. You made it clear, thank you.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#38
The author, Andrew Sullivan, is a gay man. A thoughtful homosexual man who writes. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2013
#124
I think there are a whole host of presuppositions in this article that are- at best- just wrong
Warren DeMontague
May 2013
#41
You make a good point. Are all come-ons threatening? Of course not, nor should they be.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#43
Occulus did a very good job of laying out the problems from a Gay Male perspective upthread.
Warren DeMontague
May 2013
#45
No more games. It takes two to play and this has become quite tedious.
Behind the Aegis
May 2013
#104
he's also an asshole warmonger. so you could say this is the asshole warmonger gay persons
HiPointDem
May 2013
#116
But they're not talking about "trying to meet someone" or "a polite self-introduction."
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#59
If you're that concerned, you should read the second blog post ("How to Hit on Women").
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#61
What I want to know is, why do some read "some men are rapists" as "*all* men are rapists"?
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#85
Everyone "projects" in some way. Seems to be an inherent feature of the human psyche.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#84
First of all, that post is rather vague. Second, it doesn't refer expressly to you.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#107
I find this post out-of-line and sexist. Would you tolerate your marital status
msanthrope
May 2013
#123
The one point I will concede, is that highly homophobic men do tend to treat women poorly.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#87
Very true. Some manage to deal reasonably well with human variation, others don't.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#96
"As a woman, you learn to live with that from the time you are fourteen ..."
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#143
Welcome to DU. I think you missed the point of that article. It was not saying rape=homosexality, bu
uppityperson
Aug 2015
#146