Subj : Re: New to this
To   : MARY4
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Fri May 16 2025 09:24 am

>  Ni>  bo> Just shouting "---phobic" does the trick is most circumstances.
>  Ni> Sometimes I think "--phobic" terminology isn't really accurate.  If
>  Ni> someone is "homophobic", for instance, I don't think they're afraid;
>  Ni> that term seems to be used for people who generally disagree with being
>  Ni> that way, rather than being afraid of it.

> i agree phobic just means fear of
> there is a term for hatred
> ---misia
> like transmisias are people i can never like!

I suspect they used -phobia because people who have a strong dislike for
things often do so out of fear (i.e. spiders or snakes).  I still believe
there are a lot of people who have -phobias towards certain groups of
people but, yes, these days it is also very obvious that some people are
just hateful.


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