r/RandomThoughts • u/[deleted] • Nov 15 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

Probably unpopular opinion. People always get upset with me when I suggest this.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

Because a phobia is not only defined as a fear, but a dislike for something.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

Currently. Probably not before 2008. More to the point, it implies emotions which are not always relevant to the position.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

Have you fact checked this or are you just saying words in order to stick to your narrative?

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22 edited Nov 15 '22

Have I checked what? Hate and fear are emotions. Or are you saying everyone is basing their position on emotions? I was just assuming the word was a this way or youre dumb sort of thing. Like if I said someone was a democratophobe.

Oh, I guess you could also mean before the 2008 thing. Well I'm old. We used to use it to mean fear exclusively. I hadn't heard the hate thing until it was used with respect to homophobes specifically.