Poll: Can you hate gay culture and not be homophobic?

[LordFisheh]

Yes, because being gay doesn't require being a part of the culture. I support the left wing but can't stand most left wing culture. Or if you want something that's not 'a choice' (not saying that sexuality is or isn't a choice), I'm male but dislike most aspects of 'masculinity'. And you can freely criticise hating on The Man or lad culture without offending me at all.

 

[jawakiller]

I totally hear what you're saying. I can't stand "militant" gays. I understand they want to be recognized but making me want to stab you is not the right kind of attention. Seriously. I'm tired of all of this "we're the new blacks, LOVE US AND LIKE IT." Then whenever I try to express this feeling towards said gays, well they go off and start telling everyone I'm a homophobe. And a racist? And a bunch of other retarded shit.

So now I bear the mantle with honor. I'm homophobic and I don't give a fuck. I just tell gays that now and it really makes it easier to deal with them. They just avoid me and through mean names my way. Then I don't feel so bad when I start firing insults back. My insults are better.

Now I hate most gays I know. Sad but true.

 

[Jackle_666]

I intensely dislike Russell Brand for constantly rubbing his straightness in peoples faces and I suppose I'm the same with Julian Clary not being able to go 2 seconds without a joke about having same sex anal.

 

[Qitz]

Yes. Because hating anything that has to do with any minority is discrimination! No matter what! You don't like that that redneck guy just punched his wife? Well, your a hillbillyphobe! Don't like that Black kid talks "street" to the point that you can't even understand a damn thing he says? Racist!

In case you couldn't tell, that was sarcasm.

No, it's not homophobic, hell, there are Gay people who hate that shit! I know I would. Those are the kinds of Gays who do the most damage to those who want people to just look at them as normal people.

Same way with Blacks who constantly pull the race card. Your doing more damage to your "cause" then you are helping it.

 

[Marcus Kehoe]

I religiously don't support homosexuallity, but in that same right I don't support pre-marital sex, war, and smokers. Do I bash or hate on any of these people, no.

Andbody who uses any excuse to hate somebody is usally wrong, and while if your scared of gay people I'm sorry for you, just don't go around them, don't go to them and tell them to go to their going to hell. And gay people I don't support your way of life, but I also don't support my un-married pregnent sisters life but I still love her and I still love you all. I'm not gonna hate somebody for their life choice(or how they were born,happy) I will dislike you though if your annoying or are mean.

That said gay(flamboint) culture is rather annoying, I don't wanna see anyone is assless chaps in public and a flamboint man is just as annoting as flamboint girl. Just because your gay or anything else dosen't make you special, your just 1 in 6 billion, find a way to contribute and make the time on this earth worth it for you and the ones you love.

 

[band43seat]

on this matter, all i can say, is that i give everyone a chance to be my friend. whether you are gay, straight, black, white, asian, latino, man, woman, sane, insane, or even mentally handicapped. i treat everyone fairly, and if u treat me like shit, i treat u like shit, regardless of age, race, gender, or mental health

 

[Iron Mal]

I honestly don't care what someone's sexual orientation is, I tend to judge most people based on whether they appear to be an arsehole or not (it'd be an understatement to say that this tends to be a better indicator of if someone is worth my time or not than their skin colour, nationality or sexuality).

However, while I maintain an open minded apathy towards homosexuality I will admit that I'm not overly fond of the stereotypical in your face 'we're here, we're queer, deal with it' attitude (this usually tends to drift into the 'obnoxious arsehole' territory discussed above) and am admitantly critical of stuff like 'gay pride parades' (in my opinion they seem a little counter-productive in terms of helping the LGBT community break away from the traditional stereotype seeing as it's just an excuse to revel in it and shove it in people's faces).

 

[Del-Toro]

Of course you can, there is a huge difference between saying "I hate fags" and finding a camp gay person or any other flavour of "Out-And-Proud-Is-My-Entire-Identity" person obnoxious, or, on that same coin, think of it as being the same as disliking metrosexuals. It isn't an orientation thing, you find that person obnoxious.

 

[Joshimodo]

Yes, yes you can.

Homophobia would be being scared of and/or discriminating against gays because they are gay. Discriminating against the annoying ones because they're fucking irritating is not homophobia. Campness and that sort of attitude is annoying regardless of sexuality.

 

[Thundero13]

Well, i'm gay and people like that always annoyed me a bit so don't worry about it dude

 

[Robert Ewing]

I don't really hate gay culture. I hate camp culture... In the same way that I hate alpha male culture.

If you're camp, chances are your going to be fucking annoying, same with alpha males. I do hate that shit.

But generally gay people are pro times, no problem with them what so ever. I'm totally for their rights, and totally for gay marriage (although maybe a christian or Islamic marriage would be going a tad too far, as it's written everywhere in the bible and quran to not do that ever.)

But yeah. Gay people are pro, the people that take it too far, aren't. They are annoying.

 

[bigwon]

As soon as the intent is profiting from my lack of well being...then yes....So if I did it wouldn't be really on a personal level of homophobia...so that in turn means no.

other words: "Proceed on with your hot steamy sausage festivities and be merry!"

 

[chadachada123]

I'm in a similar boat, OP. I dislike people that make it a point to fit in with their own stereotype.

If you're gay and happen to have a feminine voice, cool for you, but don't try and MAKE your voice sound different, or wear different clothes, etc just because you think you have to "fit in" with your demographic. It's prejudicial and sets back the entire equality movement by trying to say "we're separate but equal."

 

[Bocaj2000]

It's not a "gay culture" thing; it's just being obsessive. When one's identity relies on one thing, that person has a problem. A gay man who flaunts his flamboyant-ness every chance he gets pisses me off just as much as a straight man who can't stop talking about girls he's fucked and his masculinity. I also hate people whose ONLY personality trait is that they watch anime; I also hate people whose only personality trait is being a staunch conservative.

What I'm trying to say is that it makes no difference which single trait defines a personality; it hate them all. Experiences define a person, not interests.

 

[hooksashands]

If I were gay, I can honestly say I wouldn't be afraid of much. So far we've all been mentioning cute little stereotypes, but I remember a point during the late 90's and early 2000, where the news was constantly blowing up with stories about gay men linked to meth like it was their Sword of Damocles [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/12/nyregion/beast-bathhouse-crystal-meth-use-gay-men-threatens-reignite-epidemic.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm].

Let's also not forget the HIV scare. According to the Center of Disease Control [http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/msm/index.htm], male/male partners make up more than half (53%) of those currently showing HIV positive. I mean, wow. Talk about being demonized. This is more or less the reason religious groups go apeshit (while conveniently pardoning all the straight people spreading AIDs, i.e the other 47%). Even if I hated gays and their culture, I don't think I could do anything to them that hasn't already been done.

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

Doesn't mean you have to love them.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/asfix/repository/8a250aae29457a12012947d38ee60008/thumbnail_32494.jpg[/img}you should juss TOLERATE zem! I don't care that I've made this jokes in the forums before, it's still funny dammit

anyway, to answer OP's question, yes.
I, for instance, am extremely irritated by men who tie their shirts under their chests and go rollerskating.

 

[JasonKaotic]

Can you hate gay people (for the reason of them being gay) and not be homophobic: No.

Can you hate the way -flamboyantly- gay people act and not be homophobic: Yes.

It does seem to me that at least most of the flamboyants are just trying to act as stereotypical as possible to show everyone their sexuality. It's fine to be proud of who you are, but shit like that is what makes stereotypes exist.

 

[remnant_phoenix]

I'm not a huge fan of any people who are excessively loud about anything. Sexuality is certainly one of the more annoying things though, as it's not something that I'd see as worth broadcasting.

That's pretty much where I am.

To me, anything about a person, when broadcasted in an "in your face" way is annoying. I'm annoyed by LGBT people who broadcast their sexuality in my face, but I'm also annoyed by straight guys who are self-inflating wanna-be "players" who openly talk about how many girls they've supposedly nailed. I'm annoyed by japanophile nerds that think they're special because they love pocky and wear cat ears, but I'm also annoyed by smack-talking CoD fans who tell me that the only reason I don't like the game is because I suck at it.

When it comes to "in your face" behavior, I don't discriminate by what people personally prefer, I disdain all people equally.