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To: Chainmail

“Homophobia” is a catch phrase mixing Latin and Greek that means “fear of man”.

Well... it may be all Greek or Franken-word. Greek “homos” means `the same’, as in homosexuality. “Phobia” of course means `fear’, implying irrational fear. But “homo” is just a slang term for queers. But if one applies literal cognates and not just slang, then “homophobia” literally means, “fear of those who have exactly the same qualities as oneself”.

So I guess I’m not a “homophobe”, that is, I’m not afraid of others who are heterosexual conservative God-fearing gun owners.


82 posted on 04/08/2012 7:33:31 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("Deport all Muslims. Nuke Mecca now. Death to Islam means freedom for all mankind.")
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To: elcid1970
Your Greek may be a bit faulty.. "Homos" doesn't mean "same" in Greek.

My central thesis stays the same: if someone sees their same sex as sexually stimulating (or animals or dead things or little kids) their brain is broken.

I don't mean harm to anybody but there should be a recognition that this is a serious mental condition and treatment should be sought.

Meanwhile, I would hope we'd get a real leader who would keep them out of my Marine Corps.

98 posted on 04/09/2012 5:20:53 AM PDT by Chainmail
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