Homophobia? No thanks
Rosanna Fiocchetto
Me too, the word "homophobia" does not like, as noted by Celia Kitzinger is in no way comparable to the "phobias" irrational, such as fear of spiders or that of small enclosed spaces. Celia stressed that the use of an invented word (in fact) from a male psychiatrist (George Weinberg, 1973) explains, "our oppression in terms of individual pathology, rather than shed light on the structural and institutional power" and urges us to give up the complaint of oppression systematic eteropatriarcali systems.
There is very clear the connection between sexism and rape should be as that between heterosexism and violent attacks (in a range that goes from harassment to murder). The use of a word and all-encompassing as mitigating "homophobia", now sadly become a convention, there is the exchange effect for the cause. Motivating the hatred and violence with fear, rather than an act of assertion and exercise of "power on", also distracts us from the violent conquest as a central justification of the privilege or mediated. The racism is more clear and few would dare to speak of "etnofobia" there is a history of colonization, predation, reduced in schiavitù, linciaggi, con innegabili motivazioni economiche e di sfruttamento molto visibili e acclarate, che rende piuttosto ridicolo giustificarlo solo con la psicologia. Ma già nel rapporto tra razzismo e sessismo si cominciano a perdere dei "pezzi" del mosaico: l'oppressione delle donne, come nel caso di quella dei gay e delle lesbiche, è meno percepibile a causa della manipolazione di una cultura maschile dominante che nega e mistifica i suoi metodi di controllo della sessualità, del genere e del corpo.
Perciò, quando magari sono costretta ad usare la parola "omofobia" o "lesbofobia" per farmi capire e senza fare troppi giri di parole, visto che un'altra ancora non ne circola, mi sento quasi una Veronica Lario quando Berlusconi says he is "cured" and "helped" ...
do not deny that by some people there may be a component of fear of lesbianism or homosexuality, since it dedicates just heterosexist culture - and actively - to instill this fear, down to terrorism. But this kind of fear is ruling over quite easily with the experience and knowledge, a ghost is transformed into something positive. Quite different is the attitude of those who dedicate themselves to systematically create fear, to find scapegoats and harass alleged superiority to impose its moral and material, to contribute to a political dictatorship or your personal power. These are people to whom oppose and fight, regardless of the simple "phobic", first in one way or another (one by one or in groups), we make out or deprive us of basic human rights. As indeed are already doing, to 360 °: their sense of the multiple connections have it, well built and structured.
There is very clear the connection between sexism and rape should be as that between heterosexism and violent attacks (in a range that goes from harassment to murder). The use of a word and all-encompassing as mitigating "homophobia", now sadly become a convention, there is the exchange effect for the cause. Motivating the hatred and violence with fear, rather than an act of assertion and exercise of "power on", also distracts us from the violent conquest as a central justification of the privilege or mediated. The racism is more clear and few would dare to speak of "etnofobia" there is a history of colonization, predation, reduced in schiavitù, linciaggi, con innegabili motivazioni economiche e di sfruttamento molto visibili e acclarate, che rende piuttosto ridicolo giustificarlo solo con la psicologia. Ma già nel rapporto tra razzismo e sessismo si cominciano a perdere dei "pezzi" del mosaico: l'oppressione delle donne, come nel caso di quella dei gay e delle lesbiche, è meno percepibile a causa della manipolazione di una cultura maschile dominante che nega e mistifica i suoi metodi di controllo della sessualità, del genere e del corpo.
Perciò, quando magari sono costretta ad usare la parola "omofobia" o "lesbofobia" per farmi capire e senza fare troppi giri di parole, visto che un'altra ancora non ne circola, mi sento quasi una Veronica Lario quando Berlusconi says he is "cured" and "helped" ...
do not deny that by some people there may be a component of fear of lesbianism or homosexuality, since it dedicates just heterosexist culture - and actively - to instill this fear, down to terrorism. But this kind of fear is ruling over quite easily with the experience and knowledge, a ghost is transformed into something positive. Quite different is the attitude of those who dedicate themselves to systematically create fear, to find scapegoats and harass alleged superiority to impose its moral and material, to contribute to a political dictatorship or your personal power. These are people to whom oppose and fight, regardless of the simple "phobic", first in one way or another (one by one or in groups), we make out or deprive us of basic human rights. As indeed are already doing, to 360 °: their sense of the multiple connections have it, well built and structured.
Rosanna Fiocchetto
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