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Originally Posted by vesavius

I am not a contrarian just because I disagree with you on this. We all have our own opinions, that's the point of the forum.

Black is used all the time to describe bad things... Black magic, black sheep, etc... Using those terms would not be racist.

I am sorry, but yes, it is subjective. No one gets to set the law of the universe on these matters. No one's world view is the cosmic truth.

What homophobia DOES need to do though is to show a hatred or dislike of gay people. That's it's literal definition. I see none of that from Kerry. As I say, she has actually shown the complete opposite attitude.

Honestly, the term 'homophobe' is not well served by being so over used for tiny issues like this. It cheapens it and robs it of it's power.

I was obviously referring to black as in race, not the colour black, and I'm pretty sure you knew that, so I'm not sure why you're resorting to acting obtuse and pretending like you weren't aware of that or that it went over your head.

Your interpretation of what homophobia is or isn't is very "I have a black friend so I can't be racist", you're either incredibly naive or incredibly contrarian.

If homophobia needs to show a dislike of gay people, I would say using "gay" as an adjective to describe something you don't like is a pretty good start. Your argument simply doesn't stack up the way you think it does.