Racism vs Homophobia
Did you know that 41 percent held prejudicial attitudes toward lesbians?
It's certainly worthwhile to survey the prejudices and stereotypes that exist regarding sexual orientation and race. But isn't it slightly destructive to compare the two (racism and homophobia), and to label homophobia "the new black"? To me, that seems dismissive of the racist attitudes and behavior that people of color face in a myriad of ways, and suggests that racism is a bit easier than homophobia.
Read the article on Change.org
It's certainly worthwhile to survey the prejudices and stereotypes that exist regarding sexual orientation and race. But isn't it slightly destructive to compare the two (racism and homophobia), and to label homophobia "the new black"? To me, that seems dismissive of the racist attitudes and behavior that people of color face in a myriad of ways, and suggests that racism is a bit easier than homophobia.
Read the article on Change.org
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