tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410700671883829851.post3648316921177122064..comments2023-07-02T05:20:33.460-04:00Comments on The Pretentious Know It All: More to ComeThe Pretentious Know it Allhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279181033628364368noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410700671883829851.post-32801690838844296952008-10-10T17:11:00.000-04:002008-10-10T17:11:00.000-04:001. I didn't say he was a homophobe. I said the com...1. I didn't say he was a homophobe. I said the comment was homophobic.<BR/><BR/>A Few Definitions of Homophobia:<BR/><BR/>i. Literally an uncontrollable fear of homosexuals and of homosexuality, but the term is generally used for a negative and contemptuous attitude to same-sex sexual relationships and to those who participate in them.<BR/><BR/>ii. An aggravated form of heterosexism. Fear of homosexuality.<BR/><BR/>iii. Fear or paranoia of being perceived as homosexual. This may be a result of internalized homophobia, fear of one's own homosexuality.<BR/><BR/>2. Obviously, I'm pointing to the third definition. I didn't call him a homophobe. I said the comment was homophobic. Having to provide a qualifier for his liking of "Brokeback Mountain." Why else would he have included it if he weren't worried that readers of the blog would think that his fondness of the film translates as homosexuality, latent or otherwise? Fear of being perceived or thought of as gay is also a form of homophobia.<BR/><BR/>3. Again, I wasn't calling him a homophobe. But it's kind of absurd to assume that liking "Brokeback Mountain" precludes a person from having feelings of homophobia. Yes, he praised the film. I do believe that the "(Note: I am straight) at the end" is quite literally a homophobic statement, which is why I said "Don't you love the little homophobic (Note: I Am straight) at the end?"The Pretentious Know it Allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279181033628364368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410700671883829851.post-91198963543763238282008-10-10T11:33:00.000-04:002008-10-10T11:33:00.000-04:00"Don't you love the little homophobic (Note: I am ..."Don't you love the little homophobic (Note: I am straight) at the end? Ah, masculine bullshit."<BR/><BR/>How can you use a quote where the person praises a movie with overtly gay themes and then proceed to call said person a homophobe? If he were a homophobe wouldn't he have boycotted the movie, or given it a bad review? While the addendum may have been silly, it is far from homophobic. Your comments display your narrow-mindedness as much as your subjects.rOCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732453603902257268noreply@blogger.com