I will occasionally see well meaning conservatives using the Left's vernacular. This is a mistake because the Left manufactures words to create a false narrative. Among these are words like "sexual orientation", "toxic masculinity", "white privilege", etc. The list goes on and on. These words didn't exist a couple of decades ago (sometimes less), but now have suddenly become a part of our lexicon. When we use these words we give legitimacy to them and the narrative behind them. Another word I often see used is homophobia or homophobic. Where did this word come from?
It was coined in the mid-1960s by a psychologist named George Weinberg. And while Weinberg was a clinical psychologist, homophobia was not a clinical term. Basically it was something Weinberg constructed from two separate root languages, Greek and Latin. It was picked up by two homosexual activists, Jack Nichols and Lige Clarke, who were friends of Weinberg, and first printed in a porn magazine called Screw (magazine) in 1969. Yes, a porn magazine. So the first use of this word wasn't in some medical journal or clinical research paper, but in a two-bit porn magazine. It was then picked up by Time Magazine a few months later where it gained more exposure and was eventually adopted by the Left.
Today, this word is used as a pejorative against anyone who disagrees with the homosexual lifestyle or the LGBT agenda. It's past-time that we stop using the Left's vocabulary. And if your ever called a homophobe just remind them that it's a made-up word, and pejoratives and ad-hominem attacks are for people who don't have an argument.
It was coined in the mid-1960s by a psychologist named George Weinberg. And while Weinberg was a clinical psychologist, homophobia was not a clinical term. Basically it was something Weinberg constructed from two separate root languages, Greek and Latin. It was picked up by two homosexual activists, Jack Nichols and Lige Clarke, who were friends of Weinberg, and first printed in a porn magazine called Screw (magazine) in 1969. Yes, a porn magazine. So the first use of this word wasn't in some medical journal or clinical research paper, but in a two-bit porn magazine. It was then picked up by Time Magazine a few months later where it gained more exposure and was eventually adopted by the Left.
Today, this word is used as a pejorative against anyone who disagrees with the homosexual lifestyle or the LGBT agenda. It's past-time that we stop using the Left's vocabulary. And if your ever called a homophobe just remind them that it's a made-up word, and pejoratives and ad-hominem attacks are for people who don't have an argument.
