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Old 02-25-2014, 11:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
lovebird
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Listened to the latest podcast. I just want to argue Keith's point that homophobia is somehow more perpetuated by African Americans. I have noticed that it seems to be more exercised and prevalent among conservative whites in America. Conservative white government officials are literally writing up laws to ostracize gay people. Conservative whites will drop everything and line up to support anti gay companies. They own and contribute to organizations who lobby against gay rights. Conservative white bible thumpers will hop on the next plane to a developing country to feed antigay sentiment to the citizens under the guise of missionary work. I think placing the brunt of homophobia on the black community is another way mainstream white lgbtq supporters take the blame away from their own community. Yes, of course there is homophobia in the black community but I recoil at the attempt to paint a narrative in which African Americans are the majority pushing people to stay in the closet.
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