What are your views on this quote relating to homophobia and masculinity?

~~Davetello~~ · 11-23-2014, 11:35 AM

I read this on another site a couple of years back. Obviously googling the quote will find the page, but it did make me laugh. Do you think there's any truth to it?

"Homophobic abuse can be when you accuse someone of not being manly. It's a very real issue that isn't understood well enough in this country, when you accuse someone of not being as manly as you, you're being homophobic. It's not hard to understand."

People accused the guy of talking nonsense, but if you think about it a lot of males use 'gay' as a pejorative in an effort to position themselves above the target in terms of manliness. Is it as much of a nonsense quote as it first appears? Certainly I've seen the term 'gay' used in this manner both online and offline.

11-23-2014, 11:35 AM	#1
~~Davetello~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Greater Glasgow, Scotland, The Ununited Kingdom Posts: 1,712	What are your views on this quote relating to homophobia and masculinity? I read this on another site a couple of years back. Obviously googling the quote will find the page, but it did make me laugh. Do you think there's any truth to it? "Homophobic abuse can be when you accuse someone of not being manly. It's a very real issue that isn't understood well enough in this country, when you accuse someone of not being as manly as you, you're being homophobic. It's not hard to understand." People accused the guy of talking nonsense, but if you think about it a lot of males use 'gay' as a pejorative in an effort to position themselves above the target in terms of manliness. Is it as much of a nonsense quote as it first appears? Certainly I've seen the term 'gay' used in this manner both online and offline.