Crimethink!

The prevalence of actual mental illnesses, for instance paranoid schizophrenia, do not change dramatically as a result of ideological transformation.  This is because they are real maladies which are not produced by culture, but instead by basic deficiencies in neurological and endocrinal systems.

The vast majority of people in the world would be considered homophobic by the standards of Western progressives.  Depending on how you define homophobia, a plurality to majority of people within the West are homophobic.  As far I know most people within the West oppose homosexual "marriage", which recently has been pronounced as evidence of homophobia by the leftist intelligentsia.

Are most people in the world mentally ill because they do not subscribe to the agenda of the international homosexual conspiracy?  Were Western societies nearly one hundred percent mentally ill a century ago?  In the former Soviet Union it was routine to classify dissidents as mentally ill and requiring involuntary commitment to mental asylums.

I have noticed lately more and more that the left tends to describe its opponents as suffering from mental illness.  This politicization of psychiatry is extremely worrying, and it already has real world consequences such as the article in question.  I am not innocent either, as I routinely call liberalism a mental disorder.  The difference is that I don't really mean it and find the idea of subjecting liberals to psychiatric treatment absurd.

Homophobes are not necessarily scared of homosexuals, and in fact I would wager that most are not.  Typically they simply do not approve of homosexuality, and often this extends to political opposition of the organized homosexual agenda.

It's not really a phobia at all, but homophobia is now part of the vernacular.

It's not a big leap to think that a ledge with a steep drop could cause serious injury or death and that this would lead to fear.

It's a pretty big leap to think that close proximity to homosexuals will make one homosexual, and I'm really puzzled by the popularity of this argument.

I suspect that it has to do with some high-profile homophobes turning out to be closeted homosexuals.  It's not terribly surprising that closeted homosexuals would pretend to be homophobes in order to camouflage themselves, but it's very foolish to assume this mentality extends to homophobes at large.

As noted before, most people in the world today along with most people throughout human history are homophobes.  You are basically suggested that everyone's scared of turning into a homosexual.

Half a century ago homosexuality was seen by doctors as a mental disorder. Now it's dislike is treated as a mental disorder. How long before heterosexuality will be presented as an evolutionry/social aberration?

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Mar 1^st, 2011 at 7:22am:


 Good one Pansi.

I think homophobia is the wrong term as applied to most heterosexual men. The correct term would be something like homoaidea, where the suffix derives from the Greek word for revulsion.

If we see two men kissing, we have a feeling of "Oh yuck" rather than "Aw geez, I'm scared". But let's face it, I'd have a very similar feeling at the thought of either Julia Gillard or Tony Abbot getting down and dirty.

When it comes to women, I think that most women tend to have an easier time, and some are actually attracted to powder puffs because they don't feel threatened in any way.

On the whole though, I tend to rely on my rationality rather than my gut feeling. They don't really do any harm, and they bring us some absolutely marvellous art and design work

In some cases, there may be some actual homophobia, particularly if the person is unsure of his sexuality and wants to think of himself as being on this side of the fence.

It's a strange thing, because Ancient Greek and Etruscan societies didn't have any such hang ups. One Etruscan mural from Tarquinia shows a chariot race, and two young men going playing the Etruscan game of chocolate salami in full view of other spectators.

Bobby. wrote on Mar 1^st, 2011 at 8:10am:


I know - but at least they are not competition.

"A British court has ruled that a Christian couple cannot care for foster children because they disapprove of homosexuality."

Right there is the real sickness.  To condemn people in this way is a perversion in itself.  Freedom?  I don`t think so!