07-05-2023, 01:20 PM
(07-05-2023, 01:15 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: That is a good point about people having the freedom of their own preferences and ability to speak out about them. However, I'm beginning to wonder if the entire PC community isn't mislabeling peoples dislike of transfolk and transculture as "phobic"? When I look up the definition of phobia, I get "an anxiety disorder involving excessive and persistent fear of a situation or object". If there is no fear of trans, but only a dislike, is it really "transphobic"?
It may depend on which dictionary you're using, but the Oxford definition for "phobia" includes the word "aversion", which is defined as "a strong dislike or disinclination" and "a person or thing that arouses strong feelings of dislike". That seems to line up pretty well. Using the same parallel in my original post, homophobia is defined as "dislike of or prejudice against gay people."
