Google cancelled a talk on caste bias

Re:Google cancelled a talk on caste bias by HKH2 on Thursday June 02, 2022 @01:27PM (#31597901)

> Since always.

Is was used like that in Greek? Even the clinical meaning today does not include hatred.

> "Revulsion" might be a better translation than fear or hatred.

Fear does not require disgust. I am scared of snakes but I think they are beautiful animals.

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Re:Google cancelled a talk on caste bias by ZeroGravitas on Friday June 03, 2022 @06:21AM (#31606457)

I don't think fears are phobias though? If someone said there's a poisonous snake behind you, then it's not a phobia to move away.

Like many psychological things the line is more "when your response is damaging to yourself and others".

I knew someone with a phobia of stickers on fruit. Just tried to Google what that is called and found this comment from a sufferer:

"I can't have them on my skin and if anyone put one on me without prior warning I would panic and scream. I HATE HATE HATE ones on fruit"

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