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- From: waldo.bbs@cybernet.cse.fau.edu
- Subject: Re: Homophobia(was Re: SEX)
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- Organization: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 02:00:13 GMT
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- > Actually, I guess homophobia could also mean "fear of being the same" or
- > more abstractly "fear of conformity" which is (kind of) exactly opposite
- > of what it is used to mean... :D
- >
- Words mean what they mean because of how we use them, not because of
- their linguistic origins. Playing word-games trying to make the
- opposition look foolish only makes you look petty. It additionally makes
- you look like you're grasping at straws to support your case - after all,
- if you had a better argument against those who hate homosexuals, why
- aren't you using it?
-
- Waldo
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