You know, I've always thought of homophobia as an all-encompassing term, regarding people freaked out by sexual identities/orientations they don't identify with. I'm going to have to look into that.
But yeah, pretty ironic that someone who claims to not take issue with transgendered individuals doesn't have the human decency to refer to them by the gender they identify with and not accuse them of deception when they don't broadcast their chromosomes. As HOB put it so eloquently, "it would bare no relevance on the fantasy she is selling." Her biology is irrelevent to that product. That means it's none of anyone's business. If it played a role in her work, as in she had a penis, and she advertised herself as a female, presumably without a dick, it would be deception. It's not though.
Also, someone who didn't take issue with Amazon Eve or this Erika person wouldn't flagrantly accuse either of being a liar without ample evidence.
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Originally Posted by Jungles
Is not trying to make someone feel bad about what they're attracted to is just as bad as forbidding someone from being who they want to be?
Think about it.
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Thought about it. Didn't ring true.
At no point have I so much as suggested anyone feel bad about they're attracted to, so we can discard that right away.
My issue is with individuals who experience extreme revulsion upon the sight of something that doesn't appeal to them. If someone can't look at a naked man without "feeling gay" they're profoundly insecure in their sexuality, which is sad. That they actively discriminate against homosexuals, deeming their sexuality a "choice" though is homophobia. There's nothing wrong with speaking out against irrational discrimination.
Far be it from me to deny anyone their feelings. I can't and won't stop anyone from being homophobic. I will protect the people I love from them though and I will call them on their irrationality and hypocrisy. Someone who can't look at naked men because it makes them "feel gay" has no business telling me what is and isn't homophobic.