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LexiMaxyesterday at 11:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

I have a pet theory that the reason certain men are homophobic is because they're terrified that another man is looking at them the same way they look at women.


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Ferret7446today at 12:19 AM

Perhaps but I think it's just a normal ick response. People instinctively steer clear of "weird" or "perceived to be dirty" things even if it's illogical. (No matter how much some try to gaslight, homosexuality is abnormal. Note that abnormal != wrong. The former is a factual statement and the latter is a subjective/moral one, though for better or worse most of the globe does still treat it negatively and it's only in the social bubbles that we're in where it's accepted)

tonyhart7today at 12:11 AM

nah, that just projection