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→Homophilia: -philia contrasted with -erasty.
::::Soooo, you seem to be applying modern understanding and modern idioms to ancient inscriptions, a rather common occurance. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 15:55, 2 November 2007 (EDT)
::::Soooo, you seem to be applying modern understanding and modern idioms to ancient inscriptions, a rather common occurance. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 15:55, 2 November 2007 (EDT)
:::::I'm not talking about dualities in Greek, the words are "opposite" when used in English, since "attraction" is basically the opposite of "repulsion", which confirms the original post (It (homophilia) is technichally and mechanically the opposite of "Homophobia."). I don't try to pretend to be able to discuss "ancient inscriptions", what I know is what the word is used for today, and why. In the media and the gay community, the word "homophilia" ''is'' used as a synonym for "homosexuality", although in a more pejorative sense, alluding to the word "paraphilia". That's what matters in this context.
:::::I'm not talking about dualities in Greek, the words are "opposite" when used in English, since "attraction" is basically the opposite of "repulsion", which confirms the original post (It (homophilia) is technichally and mechanically the opposite of "Homophobia."). I don't try to pretend to be able to discuss "ancient inscriptions", what I know is what the word is used for today, and why. In the media and the gay community, the word "homophilia" ''is'' used as a synonym for "homosexuality", although in a more pejorative sense, alluding to the word "paraphilia". That's what matters in this context.
The more proper suffix for -philia (used in with negative connotation) is -erasty; e.g., not pedophilia, but pederasty, utilizing the eros element for sexual love, instead of phil- an element for friendly love. ([[User:Thunkful|Thunkful]] 18:26, 16 June 2010 (EDT))
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