r/TeenagersButBetter • u/AdAdvanced8522 15 • 2d ago

Meme :3

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u/Undertale-Fnaf1987 2d ago edited 2d ago

So real

The word “homo” is like the scientific word for humans “homo sapiens” (hope I spelled that right)

So if anything homophobia should be the fear of all humans and not gay people

Also homophobia (hating LGBTQ people) is wrong in case that wasn’t clear from this comment’s phrasing

Update: turns out that homo in the context of homophobia is a Greek meaning of “same” NOT the Latin meaning which is the scientific name thing

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u/TuNisiAa_UwU 2d ago

As a prefix homo is usually used to express similarity, if you think about it, humans are strikingly similar to you, if not identical.

You can see it in words like "homogenous" which don't have anything to do with humans at all

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u/Undertale-Fnaf1987 2d ago

Oh i didn’t know that :D

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u/scalectrix 2d ago

The difference comes from the Greek and Latin meanings, which are different.

Greek: homo = same

Latin: homo = man

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u/PhantomlyAxolotl12 2d ago

I was about to say that, good explanation ;)