Misuse of words, or Did she really out him?

[karmyn75.livejournal.com]

As we all know, LKH has a strange way with words and misusing them in amusing ways. There's the infamous lose/loose, the new air/err, and my new favorite, the overuse and abuse of 'homophobe'.
I'm the first to admit I have no sort of gaydar at all. I mean, even after I saw a photo of a friend in a newspaper story about the university glbt club I still wasn't sure he was gay. Now he's in the middle of a sex change.
Anyway, it seems to me that LKH is misusing the word homophobe. When Richard is uncomfortable at seeing JC naked, Anita says he's homophobic. Maybe he just doesn't like seeing other men naked all the time. Nothing homophobic about that. The use of the word homophobe heavily implies that JC is totally and completely gay. Of course the readers know he and the other men are, but LKH has been denying this all along. Now she outs him.

Comments

[lovedstrangely.livejournal.com]

oh jeez. richard is uncomfortable with naked jc (who has totally hinted that he wants to bang him. if anyone male or female that i was not interested in was all HEY I WANNA FUCK YA! and hung around me naked i'd be bothered too) and he was super duper freaked by the rape of augustine. i get that. richard himself has been raped so even if he WERE slightly homophobic (and i don't believe discomfort=homophobia) there is a REASON. hello, he was raped by GABRIEL! gosh, lkh is so...bad with words.

and i totally thought you meant she outed a collegue too!

homophobia

[kerame.livejournal.com]

The fans at LKH forum call Richard "paranoidly homophobic" because he doesn't want to do things like participate in a group hug with the entire harem or sleep in a bed with them.

Re: homophobia

[lovedstrangely.livejournal.com]

jesus. what douchebags.

Re: homophobia

[frabjously.livejournal.com]

You expressed by feelings perfectly.

Re: homophobia

[frabjously.livejournal.com]

*my

Re: homophobia

[windiain.livejournal.com]

Not sure I'd want to participate in a group hug in the anitaverse, either... it'd probably lead to bad group sex. O_o

Re: homophobia

[tartful-dodger.livejournal.com]

I would....though that's precisely *why* I would.

There's no such thing as bad group sex in anitaverse. Just badly *written*. :D

Re: homophobia

[silent-sybil.livejournal.com]

Or unfortunate new rashes.

Re: homophobia

[slayra.livejournal.com]

go richard! Individuality is the way!

[ladymina.livejournal.com]

Word.

It might have to be more to do with the possibility of a threesome and with having his damn rival being the one who is naked