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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by kortilla on Saturday February 18, 2023 @09:00PM (#34853367)
It’s homophobic to assume men being effeminate makes them gay.
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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by nonethewiser on Saturday February 18, 2023 @09:32PM (#34853609)
It’s off the mark, sure, but you can think being effeminate makes someone gay without being afraid of gay people.
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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by klipt on Saturday February 18, 2023 @11:02PM (#34854230)
Since it ultimately comes down to policing straight men and telling them they're not allowed to be effeminate, I'd say it's more misandrist than homophobic.
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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by justinator on Saturday February 18, 2023 @11:53PM (#34854570)
> effeminate makes someone gay

Guess Tom of Finland didn't get that memo.

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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by tsol on Sunday February 19, 2023 @12:27AM (#34854776)
I don't think homophobic literally means 'afraid of gay people'. In common use it is more often synonymous with 'gay hating'
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