For that matter, I'd be uncomfortable in ANY sexual situation, and in the company of people I didn't know being naked (I hate group changing rooms). If someone called me homophobic for that, they'd get a swift whacking with a cluebat. Clearly to people who know me, the issue is my own, with my own body, and nothing to do with homophobia. So how in the hell does anyone know what Richard's reasons to be uncomfortable have to do with homophobia?
Bigotry is when you cling to prejudiced beliefs, despite evidence that those beliefs are wrong. Personally, I agree - Anita can display bigoted behaviour. At the beginning of the series she clung to the belief the 'monsters' were bad, despite evidence to the contrary. I liked that, because it was realistic. Now... it seems to be insidious things here and there that have the scent of homophobia and sexism, and that makes me uncomfortable. So where I started out thinking that LKH was exploring an interesting subject intelligently, I now wonder if it wasn't deliberate, and just an expression of her own hangups.
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Date: 2007-05-04 05:15 pm (UTC)Bigotry is when you cling to prejudiced beliefs, despite evidence that those beliefs are wrong. Personally, I agree - Anita can display bigoted behaviour. At the beginning of the series she clung to the belief the 'monsters' were bad, despite evidence to the contrary. I liked that, because it was realistic. Now... it seems to be insidious things here and there that have the scent of homophobia and sexism, and that makes me uncomfortable. So where I started out thinking that LKH was exploring an interesting subject intelligently, I now wonder if it wasn't deliberate, and just an expression of her own hangups.