i’m kind of a simpleton, but could someone please explain homophobia to me?
apparently when i was attacked in boston it was a ‘gay bashing’ (which is kind of ironic seeing as i’m straight). i’ve asked this question before, but what in the world do people find so offensive about homosexuality? what about homosexuality is so upsetting to so many people? it’s really odd, don’t you agree?
some people say that it’s not natural.
well, actually it is. lots of animals practice homosexuality. haven’t you ever seen male dogs trying to hump other male dogs? bonobos monkeys? etc?
homosexuality is rampant in the animal kingdom. airplanes and condoms and televisions and cameras and laptop computers and eyeglasses and etc are unnatural. homosexuality actually seems to be quite natural and common.
and some people say that homosexuality offends their christian beliefs.
if you read the bible you will find some harsh words about homosexualilty. specifically in the old testament. where you will also find harsh words about tents with leprosy and women being unclean while they menstruate and the need to bring dead pigeons to a priest every time you ejaculate and so on.
christ never mentions homosexuality in the new testament.
i would never go so far as to say that god condones or condemns homosexuality. i would go so far as to say that christ definitely seems to condemn violence and hate and anger and arrogance and judgementalism. christ encouraged people to love one another. so seeing as christ never mentioned homosexuality in his list of what’s evil in the world, and seeing as christ encouraged his followers to practice love and humility and tolerance it does seem a bit odd that people would justify homophobia and violence in the name of christ.
so we see that homosexuality is fairly natural and that homophobia is decidedly un-christian. so what other basis do people use to justify virulent homophobia?
why can’t we all just agree to let adults enjoy sex and love in whatever consensual way they see fit?
and why, i ask again as i’ve been asking for a few years now, are homophobia and misogyny so much more culturally acceptable than racism and anti-semitism?
racism and anti-semitism are horrifying and despicable. homophobia and misogyny are equally horrifying and despicable. but so many people turn a blind or encouraging eye to homophobia and misogyny while decrying the evils of racism and anti-semitism.
disgusting prejudice is disgusting prejudice is disgusting prejudice.
it’s as simple as that. there is no hierarchy of hateful prejudice.
to hate a black person because of their ethnicity is just as offensive as hating a woman for her gender is just as offensive as hating a gay person for their sexual orientation is just as offensive as hating a jew for their religious and cultural heritage.
prejudicial hate and violence are always despicable and offensive, it’s as simple as that.
-moby
