Wren@lemmy.worldM to Political Memes@lemmy.world · edit-29 days agoSeems like a no brainer to me, and therefore should be right in their wheelhouse.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSeems like a no brainer to me, and therefore should be right in their wheelhouse.lemmy.worldWren@lemmy.worldM to Political Memes@lemmy.world · edit-29 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareTaTTe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoIsn’t a phobia explicitly an IRrational fear/hate? I feel like being afraid of the harmful influence and thus hating Xitter is completely rational.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoThe medical definition of a phobia, yes. But transphobes aren’t generally medically phobic of trans people. They’re just assholes.
minus-squareTaTTe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoI’d say they have an irrational hate towards trans people
Isn’t a phobia explicitly an IRrational fear/hate? I feel like being afraid of the harmful influence and thus hating Xitter is completely rational.
The medical definition of a phobia, yes.
But transphobes aren’t generally medically phobic of trans people. They’re just assholes.
I’d say they have an irrational hate towards trans people
That’s true.