jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGeorgia's ruling party proposes LGBTQ+ "propaganda" law that compares homosexuality to incestwww.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGeorgia's ruling party proposes LGBTQ+ "propaganda" law that compares homosexuality to incestwww.lgbtqnation.comjeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoCan we not do the homophobic trope where everyone who hates gay people must be secretly gay?
minus-squareCaptainEffort@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI wouldn’t call it a homophobic trope, there’s a lot of truth to it. Closeted gay men in these hardcore homophobic communities tend to have massive self loathing issues, and take it out on everyone else.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agohttps://www.out.com/television/2022/8/11/9-times-tv-movies-used-closeted-bully-trope#rebelltitem1 Most queer fans see this as a problematic trope that doesn’t really reflect reality and gives bigots and bullies excuses Edit: https://vraikaiser.com/2018/11/21/why-the-closeted-homophobe-trope-needs-to-die/ https://www.hercampus.com/school/msu/closeted-and-cruel-problematic-legacy-homophobic-homosexual-trope/ https://gcn.ie/closeted-bully-trope/ Okay, maybe you wouldn’t call it that. But many people do
minus-squareGrail@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·2 months agoI have a much better theory https://medium.com/@viridiangrail/the-link-between-homophobia-and-being-gay-youve-got-it-the-wrong-way-round-07d4b017d2ec
Can we not do the homophobic trope where everyone who hates gay people must be secretly gay?
I wouldn’t call it a homophobic trope, there’s a lot of truth to it. Closeted gay men in these hardcore homophobic communities tend to have massive self loathing issues, and take it out on everyone else.
https://www.out.com/television/2022/8/11/9-times-tv-movies-used-closeted-bully-trope#rebelltitem1
Edit: https://vraikaiser.com/2018/11/21/why-the-closeted-homophobe-trope-needs-to-die/
https://www.hercampus.com/school/msu/closeted-and-cruel-problematic-legacy-homophobic-homosexual-trope/
https://gcn.ie/closeted-bully-trope/
Okay, maybe you wouldn’t call it that. But many people do
I have a much better theory
https://medium.com/@viridiangrail/the-link-between-homophobia-and-being-gay-youve-got-it-the-wrong-way-round-07d4b017d2ec