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In reply to the discussion: DU Poll: Is there a commonality between homophobia and racism [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)5. A minor distinction
...is that gay haters will generally take the position that sexuality is a matter of choice, whereas race is not. This viewpoint allows them a degree of moral comfort in that they deny they are motivated by some immutable characteristic of the object of their hate.
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The leaders who tell them to hate people of color also tell them to hate people of gay.
valerief
Aug 2012
#2
Yep, they have hatred pounded into their psyche over and over and over. And then
RKP5637
Aug 2012
#9
Yes, I certainly think so! I think there's a lot of crossover in all of this hatred. n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2012
#23
Yep, he was, wasn't he. I don't think Michelle was too keen on it either initially. n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2012
#28
I also think that the people who are the most vocal are the ones who scored lowest on the TMI index.
Initech
Aug 2012
#56
It's probably somewhat similar to all of the racist comments in the US. I thought
RKP5637
Aug 2012
#65
The Marxist-Leninist perspective: 'race' and 'sexual orientation' are
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#71