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Originally Posted by unit
I'm sorry but thats Bull Poo
I don't think being homophobic should be against the law.
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Originally Posted by unit
I'm sorry but thats Bull Poo
I don't think being homophobic should be against the law.
I don';t remember what I said, but it is bes tthey don't. Making it against the law would cause it to happen more often, because straight people, or homophobes in general, would think they're even more cowardly and possibly think they have more right on this earth than the straights. Homophobes tend to be stupid, so they will normally look down the road of them being sissys, rather than preventing it from happening.
oops, miss read the poll title, I though you ment homosexual.
Erm, It should be yes, cos I realy get ****** off when people refere gay as sumin bad
i.e. "Sorry about that, msn went Gay"
So I think there should be a law about that.
People should have the right to express their opinions and views. If they aren't being offensive or abusive to individuals, there's no harm in it.
No, it's their opinion at end of day.
I was watching a programme last night, I've forgotten the name but it showed people getting arrested for being 'organized criminals' and 'terrorists' just for expressing their opinions about politicians in public.
Really the government are starting to control us.
No however people spitting at people cause their gay etc shouldn't be allowed. They can be homophobic and shout all they want, but being abbusive to people shouldn't be allowed just cause they've got a different sexuality as themselves.
That's abuse which is against the law anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Evertonized
No it shouldnt be.
Homophobia is the fear off homosexuals so it cannot be illegal. Phobias are not illegal so homophobia shouldnt.
Thats true, the world's just getting worse tbh "law for this, law for that"Quote:
Originally Posted by eatcheese
No as it is an opinion.
No, it shouldn't be against the law. You can't help being homophobic.
Yes. End of.
no...I mean everyone has an opnion.
But I mean if they go so far as to kill a homosexual person or something like that then it deffinately should.
Yes...homophobia bugs the hell out of me, but everyone has opinions.
No it shouldn't, opinions like racisum shouldnt be agaisnt the law.
Fullspot.
not really, as long as it is kept to oneself.
hate speech in general is against the law when expressed publically anyway
It's not illegal to be racist, nor is it to be against the law to be discriminate about anything. If people want to be prejudice they can, as long it's unprofessional.
Why should it be illegal? It's not offensive to anyone being scared of gay people is it?
homophobia is a fear or hate of homosexuals.
it shouldn't be against the law as you can't help feeling homophobic, unless a person acts on this fear/hate.
I dont see how you would be able to ban it,,for example racism,,many people are still racist.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion whether you agree with it or not.
For me,,I have no problems against homosexuals,,and why should I?,,they don't moan at us for being straight?
Alot of people are using the term: Homophobes, which of course is people who have the irrational fear of homosexuals, however, most people don't have an irrational fear of gay people, they just think the idea is wrong.
I've turned many 'Homophobic' people into accepting me and others, they woudn't if they had an irrational fear.
Most people discriminate homosexuals because they're friends do/they're brought up like that/they're idiotic. but that doesn't mean they have a fear.
I voted no, people are entitled to their opinions, however as tom said earlier, if ACTS of homophobia are taken out, then yes as it's assault/harrasment etc, as it would be on a heterosexual person.
I thing that if it's made obvious that somebody is homophobic, the same action for racists should be taken on homophobics. However, people should be aloud to think what they like, wether other people think that thier views are mean ect.
So litrally what I think, if the homophobic keeps thier views in thier home/ not made obvious then they can't be taken action on. However, if they make it obvious how they feel, the same action as rasism should be taken.
no it shouldnt
its not peoples fault they are homophobic
I think that prejudice towards homosexual people should be illegal only if they make every form of irrational prejudices (well, more importantly, acting on these prejudices) illegal. The thing this most annoys me about is racism, because a lot of people treat it as though racism is so much worst than any other prejudice, such as against I don't know fat people or old people, because surely this is just as bad as picking on someone for racial reaosns or for being gay. For example a racist murder gets a higher sentence than a non-racial murder. Surely it's still murder in the same way if the person has attacekd the other unprovoked whether its for their skin colour or anything else?m
Anyway, I'm straying off the subject, I think that homophobia itself obviously cannot be illegal as so long as they keep this to themselves it doesn't matter, but if anyone acts on these prejudices then it should hold the same rules as for any other form of prejudice.
no it shouldnt
everone has a opinion
some people dont like spiders
others dont like gays
im not to keen on gays tbh (i dont have to explaine why so dont ask)
but i lurvv lesbians
It pretty much is, because it`s strayt up discrimination.
Well, okay, it`s unethical. Perhaps not ILLEGAL. Yet.
shutup you chocolate fairies
ie no it shouldnt
well yes to a certain extent, but not fully.
no, not at all, you can't control the way people feel, anyone who thinks it should be is a complete and utter idiot.
yes its jsut wrong :S
It's not an illness...Quote:
Originally Posted by whoooosh
I'm not gay nor homophobic however, it shouldn't be against the law... if you're homophobic, you can think things just keep them to yourself, if you are as people say 'homophobic' then you're allowed to be. It's being scared of the unknown, the same as racists, they're scared of the unknown, if you have an opinion on someone keep it to yourself.
Homophobia shouldn't, because that's a phobia, but discrimination because of sexuality should.
Of course it shouldn't be illegal, I swear I've said this before but racism isn't illegal... :/
You know it means both hatred and fear for/of homosexualism?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kardan
Not at all. I don't care what you say - if you're not part of the majority, there will always be those who have a grudge against you. Why should it be the Homophobes who have to hide their feelings? Why shouldn't it be the gays who have feelings for other men who hide their feelings?
It already is illegal under hate crime laws
I cant vote cos the poll is closed, but I'm not so sure anyway.
It's all religious views vs modern society views.
If it became illegal, some religions would then have illegal traditions and beliefs? It isn't right really.
Your own thoughts and words are your own law. If you think being gay/bi/lesbian is fine and legal then it is :)
Where do you draw a line between expressing your own personal views in a mature way, and offending people? Is it possible to express your dislike towards homosexual/bisexual people without offending people. Speaking from experience, I'd say it is - but not everybody is the same.
As a few have people said previously, you cannot control what people think, you can only try to control what they say.
Homophobia may be a bad thing, but the idea of having thought police is a much much worse one in my opinion.
No it shouldn't. It's your own opinion. As long as you're not commiting crimes, etc. over it then it's fine.