Posted on 04/22/2012 5:41:43 PM PDT by presidio9
Do homophobic people actually fear their own unconscious feelings? A new study suggests that people who repress their own sexual attraction to the same sex are more likely to express hostility towards gays.
"In many cases these are people who are at war with themselves and they are turning this internal conflict outward," study co-author Dr. Richard Ryan, professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, said in a university written statement.
In four separate experiments conducted in the U.S. and in Germany, each involving an average of 160 college students, researchers attempted to measure any differences between what people say about their sexual orientation and how they actually react. Their findings are published in the April issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
For one experiment, researchers used word and picture tests to subliminally prime participants with either the word "me" or "others," and then asking them to place the words and images into "gay" or "straight" categories. A second experiment had participants browse same-sex or opposite-sex photos to test implicit - or unconscious - same-sex attraction. Other experiments measured participants' levels of homophobia through questionnaires or asked about participants' upbringings and their parents' perspectives.
All together, the study showed that participants with parents accepting of homosexuality were more open and aware of their implicit sexual orientation, while those with authoritative parents were more likely to deny their implicit sexual orientation. The researchers found participants who said they were heterosexual but revealed different reactions on their implicit tests were more likely to act with hostility toward gay people.
"In a predominately heterosexual society, 'know thyself' can be a challenge for many gay individuals. But in controlling and homophobic homes, embracing a minority sexual orientation can be terrifying," study co-author Dr. Netta Weinstein,
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So this means I actually want to walk out of a bathroom without washing my hands? That I really want to pick my nose and eat it? That I really like getting sick? That I really want to chew tobacco and spit it into a clear cup for everyone to see? That I really want to pick up used gum and chew it? That I really want to take food out of the garbage and eat it? That I really want to touch jellyfish and seaweed on the beach? That I really want to have sex with whores not knowing where they’ve been or what they’ve been with? Wow, I never knew.
“This has been the conventional wisdom among the left for decades. I’m surprised it took them this long to construct a bogus study supporting it.”
Oh, this isn’t the first one. This crap has been going on since the early 1970s, that I know of. Probably long before that.
Figment - Such a great name!
Phobia does suggest fear. Homophobia is an annoying word-
Figment - Such a great name!
Phobia does suggest fear. Homophobia is an annoying word-
“Would that also explain the hostility of gays towards hetrosexuals?”
Your response was the best. Short and to the point. It takes the premise of this article and turns it around. LOL
No 100 years - it’s Here! My daughter (20) works at the Hollister flagship store on 5th Avenue = she is a greeter - model in the bikini in the front (in the window)-
The men she greets with have the biceps/”sixpacks” that go with ancient Greece and those perversions.
The men have become more of an attraction than the women!! Greece here we come
Dear Occam,
This is very hard- no one is judging. My husband’s brother who he is very close to has a gay son - no one in the family will talk about it. They present themselves as the Perfect family. I actually feel sorry for my mother in law to have to keep up with her Perfect! presentations to the outside world.
Very difficult dynamics.
this is like that stupid gimmick they would do at the college newspaper. “Wear jeans if you support gay rights” day.. and they would publish it at 10am, when most people were already at school. Good thing I worked for that rag and always wore khakis those days..
The good communists are doing exactly what I taught them to do in my manual.
"Accuse them of doing what you are doing!"
Dr. S. Alinsky, Ph.D. Deviancy and Perversion
Typical retort by the twisted logic of a gaggle of perverts. Is this like the child who becomes “homophobic” after he was molested by a Mr. Sandusky or the woman who is raped and crusades against the practice? Clearly, with the exceptions cited, fear is not the issue with normal people; the word is disgust with deviant behavior whether it pertains to same-sex relations with children, animals, or the dead. This sickness grows more bold in demanding that others, not just accept, but exalt said behavior as normal. If there is any concern with public health, then let it be understood that male homosexuals are the #1 vector for the spread of infectious diseases among humans and are an unnecessary public health threat costing the system billions. Male homosexuals have the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS, syphilis, drug-resistant gonorrhea, entamoeba histolytica, chlamydia, herpes simplex II, Chancroid, Drug Resistant TB, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis non A & B, just to name a few.
Typical retort by the twisted logic of a gaggle of perverts. Is this like the child who becomes “homophobic” after he was molested by a Mr. Sandusky or the woman who is raped and crusades against the practice? Clearly, with the exceptions cited, fear is not the issue with normal people; the word is disgust with deviant behavior whether it pertains to same-sex relations with children, animals, or the dead. This sickness grows more bold in demanding that others, not just accept, but exalt said behavior as normal. If there is any concern with public health, then let it be understood that male homosexuals are the #1 vector for the spread of infectious diseases among humans and are an unnecessary public health threat costing the system billions. Male homosexuals have the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS, syphilis, drug-resistant gonorrhea, entamoeba histolytica, chlamydia, herpes simplex II, Chancroid, Drug Resistant TB, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis non A & B, just to name a few.
Not many Freepers can make me laugh out loud. You just did.
Why do fornicators, adulterers and serial divorcees worry so much about homosexuality? They have enough to answer to God for without dragging those poor souls into it.
“As long as you keep your work zipped up around me, I don’t give a rat-crap what or where you shove your show. Are we done being neighbors for now?”.....stolen from As Good As It Gets
And that is the basis of why mysery loves company.
'I can't stand the pain, so let me unload some of it on you.'
'Painting this fence is really a lot of fun. Here, grab this brush and join right in.'
'Toke right up. You'll love it!'
'Take a whiff of this. It's better than powdered sugar. Takes your pains away, too.!
This isn't about research. It is about perverts destroying our culture on purpose.
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