Comments on: Afraid of Gay Poop http://happymortal.com/2009/10/afraid-of-gay-poop/ This life, well-lived. Thu, 27 May 2010 00:04:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: rekonstruct http://happymortal.com/2009/10/afraid-of-gay-poop/comment-page-1/#comment-699 rekonstruct Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:27:15 +0000 http://happymortal.com/?p=840#comment-699 I think America's fear of homosexuality is visceral first, and ideological second. Homophobia tends to take place in arenas where there is also rampant misogyny. I hate to generalize, but it seems that homosexuality represents the feminization of the male to this population, and the last thing that a misogynist wants to be is more like a woman. This brings me to my other point. Homophobia is such a powerful reaction because sexuality is such a muddy spectrum. Sexually we don't operate in bare dichotomies, yet our culture has tried to make absolute pairings of male and female. So when a misogynist is presented with a feminized male and deep down finds himself attracted to it, this quite literally unhinges them. As Zizek points out, it is not surprising that those most vocal against homosexuality engage in homosexual(esque) activity in response to this. The example he cites is the anal gang raping of a young homosexual male (with a mop) by a bunch of crazed homophobes. As long as America thinks that women are less than men, and continues to operate with absolute dichotomies of sexual preference and sexuality, America will remain afraid of gay poop. I think America’s fear of homosexuality is visceral first, and ideological second. Homophobia tends to take place in arenas where there is also rampant misogyny. I hate to generalize, but it seems that homosexuality represents the feminization of the male to this population, and the last thing that a misogynist wants to be is more like a woman. This brings me to my other point. Homophobia is such a powerful reaction because sexuality is such a muddy spectrum. Sexually we don’t operate in bare dichotomies, yet our culture has tried to make absolute pairings of male and female. So when a misogynist is presented with a feminized male and deep down finds himself attracted to it, this quite literally unhinges them.

As Zizek points out, it is not surprising that those most vocal against homosexuality engage in homosexual(esque) activity in response to this. The example he cites is the anal gang raping of a young homosexual male (with a mop) by a bunch of crazed homophobes.

As long as America thinks that women are less than men, and continues to operate with absolute dichotomies of sexual preference and sexuality, America will remain afraid of gay poop.

]]> By: yeslets http://happymortal.com/2009/10/afraid-of-gay-poop/comment-page-1/#comment-681 yeslets Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:41:39 +0000 http://happymortal.com/?p=840#comment-681 Wow, I didn't think I was afraid of homosexuality before reading this blog, but the thought of poop coming in instead of going out, well that's frightening, so now I'm not sure. Wow, I didn’t think I was afraid of homosexuality before reading this blog, but the thought of poop coming in instead of going out, well that’s frightening, so now I’m not sure.

]]> By: transom http://happymortal.com/2009/10/afraid-of-gay-poop/comment-page-1/#comment-679 transom Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:31:19 +0000 http://happymortal.com/?p=840#comment-679 You just blogged past rekonstruct, AND did it with a title using the words "gay" and "poop". He must be crushed. That, friends, is a trifecta. You just blogged past rekonstruct, AND did it with a title using the words “gay” and “poop”. He must be crushed.

That, friends, is a trifecta.

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