tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post5797441168562255119..comments2023-08-09T03:21:13.354-05:00Comments on Letters from Gehenna: The World on a Slant: People Are Weird About WordsDw3t-Hthrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-4343996448094515182007-07-11T01:55:00.000-05:002007-07-11T01:55:00.000-05:00One of the standard forms of homophobia appears to...One of the standard forms of homophobia appears to originate in the "men acting like women, therefore as lesser beings" sort of psychology; the other major one appears to be "OMG, that guy might treat me like guys treat women AVOID AVOID AVOID". (There are, of course, other ones, but a <I>lot</I> seems to boil down to a combination of these when examined.)<BR/><BR/>I find that ... a lot of things get clear when passed through these filters. Not always <I>pleasantly</I> clear, but it's one of those 'this theory adequately explains reality ... ah, shit, that theory <I>does</I> adequately explain reality. Botheration.' things.Dw3t-Hthrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-47405094033862867972007-07-11T01:45:00.000-05:002007-07-11T01:45:00.000-05:00I've been thinking lately about how, based on the ...I've been thinking lately about how, based on the behavior I've seen in my predominantly-male World of Warcraft guild, "gay" is an insult because it implies that the male in question is acting like a female. I'm moderately baffled by at least two different parts of this. (I bring this up because I liked that you drew parallels between femaleness and bottoming).<BR/><BR/>Sorry, this is tangential, I've had a bit much to drink tonight and this is all I can come up with. I liked this post, as with all of yours.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11755847324476240436noreply@blogger.com