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Talk:Heterophobia (view source)
Revision as of 22:05, September 27, 2007
, 22:05, September 27, 2007→Tit for tat: Ehhhhh... I think we have to distinguish between application, implication and technical definition here. It's complicated.
*Opening: '''Heterophobia''' is an [[Phobia|irrational fear]] of [[heterosexual]]ity, heterosexual persons or behavior. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 17:43, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
*Opening: '''Heterophobia''' is an [[Phobia|irrational fear]] of [[heterosexual]]ity, heterosexual persons or behavior. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 17:43, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
::...uh, no. It's a political expression that can sometimes have a special implication, not an actual phobia in the medical sense. I chose my words in the draft carefully because it's not trivial to distinguish between usage, potentially implied meaning, and the hypothetical medical disorder that would use this name.
:::'''Usage:''' To say that a person or decision shows anti-heterosexual bias or prejudice
:::'''Potentially implied meaning:''' The person is acting irrationally because he is afraid of (or doesn't like) heterosexuals.
:::'''Medical disorder:''' The irrational fear of heterosexuality and heterosexuals in general. (I doubt that this actually exists, see section above this one)
::Note how the guy there for example doesn't actually ''mean'' that the people making the decision are afraid or acting out of fear. He just uses it to criticize the decision with a word that's sounding fancy and that people can understand to refer to prejudice.
::That's why I phrased the opening (and the rest) in the way I did. Hope that makes it clearer where I'm coming from. --[[User:Jenkins|Jenkins]] 18:05, 27 September 2007 (EDT)