sorry to be nitpicky, blake, but while one could trace the word origins in
the manner of which you have done, it's not quite correct. the homo in
homophobic refers specifically to "homosexual." your post gave me pause
enough to think, "shit, have i been using a completely incorrect term all
along?," so i checked with two of my best friends: mr. webster, and mr
american heritage. here are their full and complete definitions,
respectively:
Homophobia = n. [[HOMO(SEXUAL) + PHOBIA]] irrational hatred or fear of
homosexuals or homosexuality
homophobia n. 1. aversion to gay or homosexual people or their lifestyle or
culture 2. Behavior or an act based on this aversion [HOMO(SEXUAL) + PHOBIA]
anyhow, that's what they say. and i promise this post isn't meant to come
across as me being an asshole; it's me sharing my discovery spurred by your
provocation.
by the way, anybody on this list ever watch "fishing with john?" i didn't
have IFC when it first aired, so i sadly missed out on it then. but, thank
god for dvds, i finally saw it. amazingly hilarious. i recommmend it to
everyone on the list. you might even be able to find it on video.
(for those unfamiliar, it's john lurie {of the lounge lizards, and various
jim jarmusch films} fishing in various locales of the world alternately with
tom waits, willem dafoe, dennis hopper, jim jarmusch, and matt dillon. it is
absolutely hilarious, especially the narrator).
love + dictionaries =
star.
> homo=same
> phobia=fear of.
>
> homo+phobia= fear of the same.
>
> i dont know about you but im affraid of not having any variety in my life.
i
> want things to be different and not monotonous and not always the same. i
> know thats not what you meant when you said homophobic...just like anyone
> else out there calling poeple homophobic for using the term "fag", but do
> you get my point? words dont always mean exactly what they are always
meant
> to.
