10-04-2006, 09:29 AM
Right i'll try make my point one last time, reword it differently then give up.
Right im not saying anyone is explicitly homophobic for feeling disgusted at a gay kiss. What I am saying is the feelings brought up when you see the kiss are a product of homophobia in a sense. All this 'oh im a masculine guy' is bullshit. Mainly because it's not because 'you are such a guy' that you are feeling this. Many many societies before now have had NO problem with same sex relationships. Infact before the spread of Christianity most societies were totally open with it and saw a lot of it publically. Are samurai or Roman soldiers not masculine? The reason people now feel sick when seeing a gay kiss is a product of being brought up in societies where it is a taboo. Lots of kids when younger who come across anything gay have to say 'eeew' infront of friends for fear of being called gay. This group mentality towards it has stuck with people. Rational thought tells most people there is nothing wrong with being gay yet these deep feelings remain. People have compared seeing it to ugly people kissing, food they can't stand. Why? Why can't it be compared to normal looking people you just don't find attractive? People see kisses like that all the time on tv and don't feel sick about it. Reactions to things of disgust are learned. You don't automatically feel sick because of indian food like JJ said. Something has been experienced in your life to make you feel that way. Society as a whole has elements of homophobia that people brought up in are affected by. I am not sickened by the sight of a man/woman or woman/woman kissing because society has taught me it's normal. Society has taught people to be sickened by a gay kiss.
I'm done!
Right im not saying anyone is explicitly homophobic for feeling disgusted at a gay kiss. What I am saying is the feelings brought up when you see the kiss are a product of homophobia in a sense. All this 'oh im a masculine guy' is bullshit. Mainly because it's not because 'you are such a guy' that you are feeling this. Many many societies before now have had NO problem with same sex relationships. Infact before the spread of Christianity most societies were totally open with it and saw a lot of it publically. Are samurai or Roman soldiers not masculine? The reason people now feel sick when seeing a gay kiss is a product of being brought up in societies where it is a taboo. Lots of kids when younger who come across anything gay have to say 'eeew' infront of friends for fear of being called gay. This group mentality towards it has stuck with people. Rational thought tells most people there is nothing wrong with being gay yet these deep feelings remain. People have compared seeing it to ugly people kissing, food they can't stand. Why? Why can't it be compared to normal looking people you just don't find attractive? People see kisses like that all the time on tv and don't feel sick about it. Reactions to things of disgust are learned. You don't automatically feel sick because of indian food like JJ said. Something has been experienced in your life to make you feel that way. Society as a whole has elements of homophobia that people brought up in are affected by. I am not sickened by the sight of a man/woman or woman/woman kissing because society has taught me it's normal. Society has taught people to be sickened by a gay kiss.
I'm done!
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