but live in denial? Or that the most vehement accusers of perversion, molestation, promiscuity, insincerity, greed, etc actually carry these traits on themselves?
2006-09-20 06:49:42 · 11 answers · asked by jarynth 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
No, of course not, however, what the phrase means is that someone who is always keen to attack homosexuals is often doing so because they are insecure about their own feelings, and so are trying to ridicule the feelings of others.
2006-09-20 06:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Interesting! I believe that many (not all) homophobic people are indeed in denial. Whether or not you can apply this to everything is a different point. I think that in general people who are vehmently against molestation/promiscuity etc are probably voicing genuine feelings. As molestation/promiscuity are bad things basically but being gay isnt a bad thing, except to a homophobic person specifically.
2006-09-20 13:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Probably not very. Many people are vehemently against it because of religious convictions. Its like saying that someone is jealous of you just because they don't agree with something you say or do. Its a very weak argument.
2006-09-20 13:52:30 · answer #3 · answered by Venus M 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
because they hate themselves. They want to not be that way but can't help it so they think that vocally denying it would either make it go away or they'll end up believing their own lie.
It's just so horrible in my opinion. If there is a hell, that must be it.
2006-09-20 13:58:17 · answer #4 · answered by Jmyooooh 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In my travels I have found that the heterosexual men who are totally comfortable with their heterosexuality are perfectly fine with having gay men for friends. The straight guys know they just aren't wired the same way the gay guys are and therefore see no reason to feel threatened by having a gay friend.
The men who feel as tho they have to gay bash, either verbally or physically, are the ones who feel like their masculinity is threatened by a man who is attracted to another man and who MIGHT be attracted to him. So they feel they have to PROVE they are not "that way." When in reality the proof is in the fact that you don't do it with another guy. So yes, I think they probably have some deeply concealed "curiosity" about what the whole guy/guy thing is like. That scares them so they have to act out to prove TO THEMSELVES that they aren't "like that."
If someone is that worried about whether their friends might think they are gay, I would suggest the problem lies more in the quality of friends they have and not in their sexual desires.
(And just as a side note...the guys who get all concerned about thinking a gay guy might find them attractive usually have NOTHING to worry about. They ain't nothin' to write home about!)
2006-09-20 14:06:35 · answer #5 · answered by Meredith L 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it's not that they are necessarily gay. It's that they harbor fear of it, maybe discomfort, maybe bad memories. The fear shows itself as hate. Everybody in the world carries bad traits. No one is immune. What sets us apart is what we do with these traits, and do we let them rule our actions and thoughts.
2006-09-20 13:59:53 · answer #6 · answered by Fitchurg Girl 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well i think that homophobic people are afraid of chage and that they dont want to accept the fact that 2 people of the same sex can be together i dont think its true at all i think that it is just the oppisite
2006-09-20 13:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by AlOnEiNtHeRaIn 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I wouldn't say "most", but yes, there are cases. It's called overcompensation.
2006-09-20 13:56:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, it's true. repressed homosexuals began homophobia, that's how it all started- they've only themselves to blame!
2006-09-20 14:10:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
not true
2006-09-20 14:32:52 · answer #10 · answered by §eeker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋