wow, how wierd...you would think the makers of the language (haha) would
have made terms like that easier to figure out...like "homosexualphobia" or
something. oh well.
~blake
~Blake Sinclair
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Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 7:21 PM
Subject: [MMouse]: let's re-analyze the term homophobia + fishing with john.
> 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.
>
