A friend once chatted me out of the blue with an accusation like, “Stop making me look like an asshole!” This is a friend with whom I had no recent interactions, so my mind naturally raced to find the offending reference to him; I found none. However, I didn’t deny that I did it, I don’t remember doing it. My disposition leaned towards the apologetic while I continued to chat to determine the source of the offense.
As it happens, the post that offended my friend did not refer to him directly. It didn’t even refer to a particular political party or even group. It simply referred to a behavior. I posted a link to this article, with the following comment:
This is the definition of homophobia:
“dislike of or prejudice against homosexual people.”Here’s an idea, if you don’t like being labeled homophobic, maybe you shouldn’t pass laws that are prejudiced against homosexual people.It’s quite literally what it means. Either own the fact that you are homophobic or repeal the law; I’d prefer the latter.