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:MatteeNeutra, This proves an interesting test case; there apparantly is a difference between "common usage", and "liberal common usage", but I do not wish to derail a constructive discussion with partisan politics.  Point is, the so-called "common usage" is a misnomer.  And it was done by certain agenda driven groups, with the assistance of a sympathetic agenda driven media & entertainment industry, and probably even academics. Our purpose here at CP is not to rubber stamp causes like this, or to promote discrimination and criminalization of a certifiably mentally-handicapped condition.  Quite the contrary, our Commnadments require us to use facts, not common misnomers.

:MatteeNeutra, This proves an interesting test case; there apparantly is a difference between "common usage", and "liberal common usage", but I do not wish to derail a constructive discussion with partisan politics.  Point is, the so-called "common usage" is a misnomer.  And it was done by certain agenda driven groups, with the assistance of a sympathetic agenda driven media & entertainment industry, and probably even academics. Our purpose here at CP is not to rubber stamp causes like this, or to promote discrimination and criminalization of a certifiably mentally-handicapped condition.  Quite the contrary, our Commnadments require us to use facts, not common misnomers.

:Now, let's discuss some of these dissenting concerns, and use an illustration.  In the Matthew Shepard case for instance, Shepard's convicted killer I beleive may have been diagnosed as a genuine homophobe, and while we don't have access to his medical records, this may be a case were a latent homosexual homophobe acted violently.  Perhaps now we understand one reaason it is considered a mental illness by the American Psyciatric Association.  But that still is not to say all homophobes are violent homophobes.  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 16:22, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

:Now, let's discuss some of these dissenting concerns, and use an illustration.  In the Matthew Shepard case for instance, Shepard's convicted killer I beleive may have been diagnosed as a genuine homophobe, and while we don't have access to his medical records, this may be a case were a latent homosexual homophobe acted violently.  Perhaps now we understand one reason it is considered a mental illness by the American Psyciatric Association.  But that still is not to say all homophobes are violent homophobes.  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 16:22, 25 April 2007 (EDT)