Jhild, it was not my intention to focus on differences that divide us. In fact, I do view others holistically, and do not automatically fear or distrust people who are different. I was simply thinking about the subjects you raised in your post, and responded to them. It is not necessarily divisive to muse about what some of the root causes of homophobia are, or to try to understand human behavior. In fact, I think these are fascinating topics to ponder.
If everyone understood that sexual identity is not black and white, and is instead on a continuum, for example, and that was human nature, not something to be frightened of, I believe there would be much less homophobia. Another understanding that would help people understand and tolerate homosexuals is that sexual identity is usually fixed, and is developmental, more like a trait than a choice. So discussing these issues, particulary what threatens people about different kinds of homosexual behavior, including the basic survival instincts in the primitive brain, and why male homosexuals usually are more threatening than females to men, seems very constructive to me. I have reread my post to you, and find absolutely nothing in it that in any way demonizes differences, denies humanness, or diminishes anyone at all.
Two of my primary interests--subjects I studied extensively in college and continue to stay current on--are anthropology and psychology. My post is really dealing with human motivation and adaptation more than anything else, and I think it is positive to look at behavior from these angles. |
