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Originally Posted by JoshBB
Yes. Google 'false equivalency'.
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Put aside the history of homophobia for a moment, in this hypothetical situation that someone hated people simply for being straight, that would be no better or different than the opposite.
The fact that heterosexuals haven't had a history of oppression for their sexual orientation is irrelevant there, any instance of being prejudiced against someone for being either straight or gay should surely both equally be frowned upon.
Now if the discussion was simply about the experiences gay people and straight people have had in relation to this and the impact on society in general, then yes there is a big difference between the two. But there isn't a difference between someone simply disliking others based on their sexuality.
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