My friend recently admitted......

[Silva]

At least that's what I'm told because I view it as a form of insanity (it fits the definition).

Congratulations. You are wrong.

Homosexuality was declassified as a mental illness in the field of psychiatry 30 years ago:

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Dr._Joseph_Merlino_on_sexuality,_insanity,_Freud,_fetishes_and_apathy

 

[Booze Zombie]

I have a prejudice against homosexuals too.

At least that's what I'm told because I view it as a form of insanity (it fits the definition).

Why's that? It could be a behavior designed to enforce dominance or an inbuilt mechanism to curb over-population.

 

[CosmicJester21]

Ha Ha Ha

I room with a gay guy, I wanna see your friend take my place for a week

It's really stupid to hate someone cause of Sexual orientation race ect.

unless they are douche bags then hate away

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

At least that's what I'm told because I view it as a form of insanity (it fits the definition).

Congratulations. You are wrong.

Homosexuality was declassified as a mental illness in the field of psychiatry 30 years ago:

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Dr._Joseph_Merlino_on_sexuality,_insanity,_Freud,_fetishes_and_apathy

Even if a committee of doctors feels the need to be politically correct it doesn't change the fact that not being attracted to your sexually compatible gender is abnormal. In psychology having an abnormal mental condition is insanity.

 

[Booze Zombie]

I agree it is.

By that standard, focusing on women alone could be considered insane as well.

 

[Sea Age]

I agree it is.

By that standard, focusing on women alone could be considered insane as well.

That's what I've always said. We're all insane.

Slightly more serious:
Personally, I never quite understood homophobia completely. I have no idea what possible threat a homosexual can pose that other people can't. I have never been able to take homophobics seriously, even less so when they go around proudly announcing they hate gays. I mean, wtf?

 

[SnowCold]

lol when i read the topic i thought your friend was admitting that he's gay

Miss Irony strikes again.

OT: And..? in what way can we help you with that? does it really affect you?

 

[Booze Zombie]

Slightly more serious:
Personally, I never quite understood homophobia completely. I have no idea what possible threat a homosexual can pose that other people can't. I have never been able to take homophobes seriously, even less so when they go around proudly announcing they hate gays. I mean, wtf?

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that most homophobes are repressed. Be it by family, religion, culture or whatever, they're repressed.
They've got some strand of sexuality and they decided the best way to pretend they're "normal" is to hate that part of themselves, and, others by extension.

 

[SnowCold]

I have a prejudice against homosexuals too.

At least that's what I'm told because I view it as a form of insanity (it fits the definition).

You are aware that 90% of the escapists are pro-gay? and that they are all here?

Run for your life...

 

[Voicuboyy]

i really wouldn't feel comfortable if i has gay people around me

 

[Socius]

I have a prejudice against homosexuals too.

At least that's what I'm told because I view it as a form of insanity (it fits the definition).

if it was mental sickness i strongly doubt they would stil function in socioty as well as they do

Here in Norway it was actually considered a mental illnes until 1972, you could actually get locked up in the locked area in a mental hospital for being homosexual, I am glad things have changed! I got alot gay friends and I would hate to not beeing able to talk to them becouse they would be locked away

 

[sombod]

i have nothing against gay people. infact, i have several friends that is gay.
im all cool with it, aslong as they dont tell me what theyr doing with theyr boyfriends, .
let them do theyr thing, and dont bother me bout it

 

[banthesun]

If he admitted it that means he can deal with the problem
If he made offensive comments about them then there's a problem

 

[Silva]

Even if a committee of doctors feels the need to be politically correct it doesn't change the fact that not being attracted to your sexually compatible gender is abnormal. In psychology having an abnormal mental condition is insanity.

It is nothing to do with being politically correct. Actually try reading the link I gave you, properly. The doctor himself said specifically that there had never been any scientific evidence to point out that homosexuality was a mental illness.

Your definition of insanity is far too strict. You seem to imply that any kind of deviance equates to insanity, which would be a hilarious overstatment. There is simply no one who doesn't deviate in some way, be it in sexual orientation, religious views, political views, even behaviour in a certain circumstance. Therefore, deviation is paradoxically normal, leaving the whole function of the term "insanity" to break down.

You have to be more flexible with your terminology or it will not hold up against any proper semantical argument. In this case, you should use "insanity" only to refer to a state in which a person no longer functions as a part of society. Homosexuality is not crippling in those terms.

 

[Sea Age]

Slightly more serious:
Personally, I never quite understood homophobia completely. I have no idea what possible threat a homosexual can pose that other people can't. I have never been able to take homophobes seriously, even less so when they go around proudly announcing they hate gays. I mean, wtf?

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that most homophobes are repressed. Be it by family, religion, culture or whatever, they're repressed.
They've got some strand of sexuality and they decided the best way to pretend they're "normal" is to hate that part of themselves, and, others by extension.

Yes, exactly. Thus my "wtf": It seems so obvious that this is why they do that "I hate gays"-thing. Bah, it frustrates me >.<

Here in Norway it was actually considered a mental illnes until 1972, you could actually get locked up in the locked area in a mental hospital for being homosexual, I am glad things have changed!

This, I did not know. I only thought it was illegal to be gay in Norway up until then, not that it was seen as a mental illness

 

[cathou]

My friend recently told me that he is prejudice against gay people, we have openly gay students at our school. give me your commentary on this.

honestly he can think whatever he want. there's no obligation to love homosexual. But acting on those thoughts are another matter.

i used to think that homosexuality was a very bad thing, and that it was a dirty and sick thing...