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Nigerian Homosexuals Should Know What Homophobia Is All About. by Ronaldinnioh(m): 6:45pm On Feb 19, 2018 |
Certain Truths Homosexuals should know and understand about Homophobes. Lately, i have tumbled across a variety of letters and articles written by homosexuals and addressed to homophobes, some of them have even been published here on TMIN. Most of these letters are tinged with bitterness, indignation and hate which is quite understandable, considering the socio-political environs most of these gays flourish in, but some of these letters are - quite frankly- highly subjective and generalizing, it is n news that homosexuals are a minority in this part of the world and it is also no news that they run amok on social media platforms but live relatively obscure and jaded lives in reality, it is however unflattering that they think homophobes are really what they make them out to be, so in a bid to correct some unpopular and unsavoury impressions, i coined a list off the impressions homosexuals have of homophobes which are at the very least, bogus and i will try as much as possible to "clear the air" so to speak, on the increasingly misunderstood sexual majority in Our country. 1. "Homophobia" is not an insult or a degenerating term, i do not understand why gays assume the use of the word in itself is scathing and corrective and may make a lot of straight people reconsider their stance, its just like a racist expecting a black man to be apologetic simply because he was called "Black" or a black man expecting a racist to recoil at the term "Racist". "Homophobia" as a term is the fear or hate for homosexuals and that in no way qualifies as a derogatory term, we have Xenophobia, Claustrophobia, Hydrophobia, Necrophobia, etc and a host of others, a hate or fear of something or someone is simply a term, an adjective used in describing a person or an emotion, it is not an insult, besides, it is quite Incongruous that homosexuals think that everybody would accept them with the way they go about spewing the words "Homophobic" "Homophobe" "Homophobia" when they chance upon a disconcerted fellow who is confused as to the sanity behind the practise of homosexuality. 2. Yes, it is quite possible to hate the act of homosexuality but love the homosexual as a person. Infact, this is the prevailing dilemma surrounding most homophobes today, they are stuck between loving a gay's talent, personality, character and carriage and hating the fact that he is gay - and please, before you come on here to say that is unrealistic, a lot of parents/people detest their child's/ sibling's sexual orientation but does that stop them from being that dotting, loving parents? a capital NO. Will Smith, Lawrence Fishburne, Jenna Jameson, Billy Ray Cyrus, etc are just a few of the celebrities who have "queer" children and have time to time again reinstated how they are uncomfortable with their children's way of life but still would give them their unwavering support should they ever decide to come open. So, before you are quick to accuse a person of being a bigot, be sure what he is really bigoted about. 3. Being a homosexual does not/can not/ will not make you smarter and being a homophobe or a straight person does not in any proven way reduce your intelligence. A dumb person is a dumb person, a smart person is a smart person. How do i explain this? Most homosexuals are quick to label any homophobe as "Dumb" simply because they do not accept their orientation and try not to disguise their disgust, as unreasonable and stupid as this line of reasoning is,it is quite the opposite, the thought that a human can reduce another human's IQ or gauge his intelligence by his views on sexuality is bereft of wisdom and quite idiotic, if i must remind you, the current president of the United States and one of America's richest men is an homophobe but you are smarter, yes, i know! yet you are here with me patronizing Airtel's free facebook. Qatar, Dubai,UAE and many other middle east nations are unapologetically homophobic, infact they have laws restricting the freedom of gays and sometimes, the penalties are stiff, yet these are cities and countries advancing far into the future in terms of innovations and technology, maybe, dumbness is the new cool.i dont know. Homosexuals attack the grammar and syntactic proficiency of any write up by a homophobe and i begin to wonder, does being an homosexual automatically entitle you to an extra pair of hyper-active brains or are these people just being plain importunate? 4. Homophobia will never go away. Yes! the earlier you gays understand this, the better. Laws may be enacted to protect the freedom and rights of gays but the hatred would still pervade, seething,more poisonous than ever, besides how many laws ever held water in this lopsided country. Even in first world countries, homophobia has proven to be indissoluble, everyday we hear and see instances of people verbally attacked for airing their homophobic views, even in countries like the USA, Imagine how long it would take Nigeria to even consider passing a law in favour of gays. 5. Consider the fact that you are in a mentally repressed country and society, when you grasp hold of that fact, you may find yourself becoming less and less bitter. How do you feel coming on social media and slandering opposition with the ineradicable tendency of a freedom fighter but in your neighbourhood, you are scared to open your mouth and defend or proclaim your sexuality? do you feel fulfilled or you feel like a lie? Such cowardice is ineffable, majority of Nigerians dotting the streets arent even on facebook, so your rantings may actually be falling on deaf ears. This is a country that passed a law against homosexuality and you people think it is a battle to be won on facebook?? Ever wonder why most straights and homophobes hardly ever engage your lots in debates anymore? its simple, they have discovered most of you are pussilanimous sissies, scared stiff of an actual real life word tussle, you spew so much complexities and compound bitterness making it inimical for objective reasoning to take place, some of you even call names and yet when you are seen in real life, you are either timid, self absorbed, shy, effeminate, sullen, quiet, repressed, depressed secluded or all of them jammed into one pathetic revolting mix of a human. My point? WORK the TALK Facebook can only take you so far and in a country like ours "Far" may not even be far enough. 6. Some Homosexuals wish Homophobes would ignore them and mind their business. Ok, let me be candid with you... It is IMPOSSIBLE for a homophobe to see 2 men or 2 women kissing and "mind his business" It is IMPOSSIBLE for a homophobe to witness a wedding between two same sex couples and say nothing about it. It is IMPOSSIBLE for a homophobe to see an effeminate man and just look away. It is IMPOSSIBLE for a homophobe to see a man who cross dresses or a woman who cross dresses and try to act normal, in some cases, they make their displeasure very evident. In otherwords, homophobes are attuned to the natural order of things or how they have be brought up and conditioned by prevailing societal norms, it would be silly, inconsiderate and highly imbrogious for you to demand they “mind their business” when they see a man putting on a G-string. The problem with homosexuals is their highly unrealistic presumptions and sense of entitlement. And you claim to have sense. 7. Homophobes are not closet homosexuals living in denial. Who came up with that misleading assertion anyway? Is that a ruse to explain the distaste of homophobes towards homosexuals? Or a sort of consolation for straight homophobes you cannot seduce? I won’t waste much Ink enunciating on such ludicrous stance but I will ask one question though. Since we all hate pedophiles, does that mean we are all closet pedophiles living in denial? 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Homosexuals Should Know What Homophobia Is All About. by wizod(m): 8:10pm On Feb 19, 2018 |
Who is ready 2 read dis long epistle self.
Whether u believe it or yes, homosexuals are insane. |
Re: Nigerian Homosexuals Should Know What Homophobia Is All About. by matotoide(m): 8:16pm On Feb 19, 2018 |
Homosexuals are mostly trapped in their world, often ignoring the fact that they are a deviation from the norm and thereby subject to scrutiny. 1 Like |
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