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Talk:Heterophobia (view source)
Revision as of 21:35, September 27, 2007
, 21:35, September 27, 2007→Tit for tat
:There, per the "Attribution" policy authored by the anonymous avatar who goes by the handle, "SlimVirgin" in WP, we have a mainstream, reliable, source using a term which can nolonger be ascribed as a neologism. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 16:43, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
:There, per the "Attribution" policy authored by the anonymous avatar who goes by the handle, "SlimVirgin" in WP, we have a mainstream, reliable, source using a term which can nolonger be ascribed as a neologism. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 16:43, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
::We have a reliable mainstream source that ''quotes somebody using the word'', to be precise (note how every time the word was used, there were quotation marks). That doesn't make it less of a neologism, I think. Then again, I'm not sure how the neologism bit is terribly important; our [[Internet]] article also showcases the "Series of Tubes" thing, after all. However, in my eyes, the now-deleted article strayed pretty far away from what the source says.
::If anything, the article should point out that it's not a "condition" or a "phobia" in the medical sense. The usage appears to be purely political. Here is my suggestion for a new article:
{{cquote|'''Heterophobia''' is a term that is sometimes used to refer to a person or a concept that shows [[prejudice]] or [[bias]] against [[heterosexual]]s.
The word is based on the terms ''hetero'' (as in "heterosexual") and ''[[phobia]]'' (Greek: "fear"). However, unlike other phobias, it is not a medical condition (In a medical sense, ''heterophobia'' would mean an irrational fear of heterosexuals); it is usually used in a political context.<nowiki><ref>http://...</ref></nowiki>}}
::Just a rough draft, based on the source and my own thinking. Thoughts? --[[User:Jenkins|Jenkins]] 17:35, 27 September 2007 (EDT)