Phobia means a fear of and so homophobia must mean a fear of homosexuals... what is there to be afraid of?
2007-03-22 23:59:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
not just fear. I think phobias are irrational fears. Not liking homo's is perfectly rational.
But I think in this sense they mean a string dislike or aversion.
2007-03-23 02:09:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In general terms homophobics afraid that interacting with homosexuals will make them one as well.
A phobia (fear) doesn't always have to be a rational fear and it ussualy isn't.
2007-03-23 00:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by Human over IP 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Why are people afraid of spiders, or pennies, or anything else? As for why homophobes are described as being afraid of gays...well, that's because they are.
2007-03-23 00:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Homophobic men are AFRAID that if a gay man sucessfully seduces them that they'll actually (gasp) enjoy the experience - which would make them question their own *manhood* and *heterosexuality*.
Homophobic women hate gay men because they are AFRAID that one of us gay boys will *steal* their boyfriends and husbands away from them if we evil homosexuals get them drunk and give them a suck and a rub job.
2007-03-23 00:15:02 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley 1 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Homophobic is a symptom of a buried desire that one has that they are afraid of because of what others might think of them. Basically, they have homosexual desires. :)
2007-03-23 00:11:22 · answer #5 · answered by Tall Chicky 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
You tell us.
2007-03-23 00:06:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋