The reply that’s like “it’s not homophobia, I just prefer a masculine man, and a man who is capable of attraction to another man is less masculine” is killing me.
I’m sorry, how is “same sex attraction makes you less of a man” not homophobia? Or I guess the real question is how can someone who isn’t openly bigoted, who recognizes that homophobia is a thing to distance oneself from, incapable of seeing that that’s obviously homophobia?
The focus on the open fear/hatred part of homophobia and ignoring that having a subtle and persistent discomfort at the thought of two men being physically intimate is also included in that term as a shield for their homophobia goes a long way.
The reply that’s like “it’s not homophobia, I just prefer a masculine man, and a man who is capable of attraction to another man is less masculine” is killing me.
I’m sorry, how is “same sex attraction makes you less of a man” not homophobia? Or I guess the real question is how can someone who isn’t openly bigoted, who recognizes that homophobia is a thing to distance oneself from, incapable of seeing that that’s obviously homophobia?
They know they are homophobic. They are just trying to deflect the label.
The focus on the open fear/hatred part of homophobia and ignoring that having a subtle and persistent discomfort at the thought of two men being physically intimate is also included in that term as a shield for their homophobia goes a long way.
This is masc gay/bi erasure.