User blog comment:Bocaj910/Purpose/@comment-1874924-20101029034651

Returning to a secondary topic of this discussion, I strongly object to the routine use of the word "homophobic" and its related forms to describe certain attitudes that the Left considers "wrong". A person using these terms is attributing a bad motive (i.e. fear or worse) whether he realizes it or not, and it it inherently unfair to attribute such motives without proof.

In politics, which is where these words are usually encountered, describing opposition as "homophobic" is an intimidation/harassment tactic--the sort of behavior that would get a user banned here on the wiki.

Calling someone a "homophobe" is worse than calling him a "nigger", because "homophobe" falsely purports to be objectively descriptive. Fanfic writers who use homosexual characters would do well to keep this in mind.

Remember, if you want to keep a discussion civil, assume benign motives. Words like "homophobia" imply suspect motives, which is why these words are unacceptable in polite conversation.