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Originally posted by azii
“A big part of homophobia, internalized and otherwise, rests in chauvinism and ‘femophobia’: the fear of all things feminine and being feminine, because it is seen as weak. This isn’t a new thing, but it’s certainly more visible and pervasive than ever before because of the rise of apps like “Grindr” and other dating apps where we can see the way people are marketing themselves. The trend of some gay men excessively using hyper-masculine language is symptomatic of this–terms like “dude” and “bro” etc.
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I recognize that in the context of this article the above isn't meant as a blanket statement, but I find this line of thinking problematic when it's applied generally. The idea that a gay man who is attracted to masculinity must be afraid of all things feminine is bull****. The practice of policing attraction and ascribing negative connotations to an individual's sexual preferences is disgusting. As is playing armchair psychologist and "diagnosing" why a person prefers what they prefer.
So because someone's **** gets hard when they see this:
And shrivels up when they see this:
That means they're a misogynist with deep-seated, internalized homophobia? The logic...
i'm convinced these people have no social lives or live in a sexual fantasy. "masc guys" can be annoying, arrogant scumbags.. people are people. this is like racism but with "masculine/feminine" 
