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Edited by The Arxfiend:
2/14/2016 6:32:46 PM
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Just a note. Your Political Correctness shows a lack of education.
Homophobia. A word used to describe people against the practice of homosexuality or the practice itself.
Let's break down the word.
Homo
Phobia.
Then another word
Homo
Sexual
And another
Homo
Zygous (I'm a chemistry man so shut up if I slept this wrong.)
Those words all have the root Homo in them. Let's look at the last two.
Homozygous means that you have two of the same genes. For example, Blonde Hair and Blonde Hair.
Homosexual means attraction to the same sex.
Homo. It means same.
Phobia. It means the fear of or aversion to.
Homophobia. The fear of or aversion to same.
See what a lack of understanding on Greek and Latin roots can do?
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3 RepliesThis is just in: the commonly used meaning of words can change over time and might not correspond with the most literal and narrow translation of the individual components. Wow, thanks OP. What a brutal revelation.
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1 ReplyWhile I've never understood the word either, that's the official definition of the word "homophobia", not just a bunch of liberals trying to create words out of nowhere (maybe it was, I didn't bother to look up when the definition was set)
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4 RepliesApparently since it grinds your gears I have to use it now.
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1 ReplyEdited by Keksis, enjoyer of memes: 2/15/2016 6:01:44 AM[quote]shut up if i slept this wrong[/quote] Made me laugh
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Ummmmmh gimme some of that gray zone.
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1 ReplyActually whenever the word homophobia comes up in any conversation, it's usually means exactly what it's definition is. You're probably just interpreting people wrong in conversation. It literally means fear of man. Hence straight guys avoiding gay guys like the plague. If you think of it in some other way, that's more than likely your own fault, isn't it? By the way, I'm straight, and I have some pretty cool gay friends. On the rare occasion, I've had to stop an advance and be like no man, not ever happening, but otherwise they pretty much act like dudes, no reason to treat them like they're cancer
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4 RepliesSo are you defending homophobia.
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1 ReplyHomo means man in Latin.
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1 ReplyThis isn't Latin or Greek. This is English. The literal meanings of the roots are less important than the way they are used now.
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It's like a telethon. Thon doesn't mean a long thing. Bastardization of roots is a popular theme in English. [spoiler]homo also means man so it could be scared of men[/spoiler]
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1 Replyyou do realize that the English language has several different historical roots that all have had a different effect on the use of the language, right?
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2 RepliesSince you said the word homo your post will probably be banned
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10 RepliesWhat are you trying to accomplish here? All I saw were stated facts.
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What the hell? C'mon, we all know that mac>pc anyways.
