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it's called homophobia.
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How did you get the word homophobic?
The term homophobic is derived from homosexuality phobia, meaning fear of homosexuality. It has been widely used to refer to anti-gay prejudice, although it is not necessarily true that all anti-gay sentiment is based on fear.
What phobia is the fear of homosexuality?
Homophobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of homosexuality or becoming gay; however, the term is used more often to refer to bigotry against gay people.
What is the definition of homophobia?
Homophobic is a word that has multiple meanings. I can mean that you hate gay or lesbian people and you think it is a bad thing to be gay or lesbian. It can also mean that you have a fear of homosexuals and homosexual activity, although in this definition you would not necessarily hate them.
What did the term prejudice against Jews mean?
In Nazi Germany it meant persecution, hatred, deportation and death.
What term meaning prejudice against Jewish people convinced many Jews to embrace nationalism?
Anti-Semitism
The holocaust was based in anti semitism what is anti semitism?
Antisemitism was one factor in the Holocaust, but not the basis of it. Antisemitism is a term used to denote a prejudice against Jews, much like sexism denotes a prejudice against a sex, or racism a prejudice against a race.
When and where did the term homosexuality originate?
The term homosexuality originated in Germany in 1869 in a pamphlet that was distributed in efforts to repeal the German sodomy law.
Where is homosexuality considered a mental illness?
No because technically phobias aren't classed as mental illnesses, but people can be treated for them if they are causing impairment. Also Homophobia relates more to the hatred of homosexuals and many people ignore that it is also the fear of (as the two can be expressed through aggression). Also such phobias as Arachnophobia and Acrophobia only relate to the fear itself; the fear of spiders and fear of flying where homophobia is used more as a term for implying the discrimination of homosexuals ("they are "homophobic") rather than the fear of homosexuals.
What is prejudice against Jews known as?
Antisemitism. This word was coined in the mid 19th century and popularized by antisemites because it sounded more modern and scientific than older terms. Although Arabs are also semites, the term is not generally used to refer to prejudice against non-Jewish semites.
Prejudice against Jew is known as?
Antisemitism. This word was coined in the mid 19th century and popularized by antisemites because it sounded more modern and scientific than older terms. Although Arabs are also semites, the term is not generally used to refer to prejudice against non-Jewish semites.
A term for stereotyping and discrimination against the elderly?
Ageism is the term that refers to stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination against individuals based on their age, particularly targeting older adults. This can manifest in various forms, such as assumptions about cognitive abilities, limitations in employability, or lack of value in society.
What term does the cold war best describe?
Fear of Nuclear War Fight against Communism / Spread of Communism
