Today’S “-Phobia” Obsession

[anotheoldgit]

https://newrepublic.com/article/128719/anti-slavery-roots-todays-phobia-obsession

We hear much of Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Homophobia, transphobia, etc, why don't we hear anything about Caucasianphobia?

[spathiphyllum]

you know that means a white person who truly believes they are black?

[spathiphyllum]

well it does in my ends

[spathiphyllum]

Another meaning.. a white who is scared to be white due to prejudice opinions on white people.

[jackthehat]

Oh dear, spath.....you're making things up again, aren't you?

AOG - There isn't such a thing as Caucasianphobia in the UK at any rate.....and I suspect that it isn't really a 'thing'.

[sanmac]

I think that today the word, or in this case the suffix, 'phobia' is mis-used. Strictly speaking, the word actually means an extreme or irrational fear of something; however, today people use it to mean a hatred or intense dis-like.

[spathiphyllum]

JTH oh no, not at all. If my friend was to say he had Caucasianphobia i'd take that as him being scared of being white, not being scared of white people.

[spathiphyllum]

AOG try whitephobia

[jackthehat]

That's because the things which 'you' think tend to have little relation to reality, spath.

[spathiphyllum]

That would make some sense

[spathiphyllum]

Reality is just a collective perception i don't conform to the perception of others but i conform to my own reality and creative mind.

[anotheoldgit]

jackthehat

/// AOG - There isn't such a thing as Caucasianphobia in the UK at any rate..... ///

That is precisely what I am asking "why isn't there"?
Or is it fair game to discriminate against or hate whites?

No when I chose to have this debate, I didn't like the choice of 'Caucasian' but 'Whitephobia' didn't seem right, just the same as Catholicphobia would not, yet there is Islamophobic to describe those who show hatred towards persons of that religion.

[spathiphyllum]

People don't show a hatred towards white people AOG and if they do it's because of years of suppression from whites to their culture and society, so it can be understandable.

[jackthehat]

I'm not sure that there are many examples of caucasian/white-phobia for it to have been given a 'proper' name in the way you mean, AOG.

[Zacs-Master]

'We hear much of Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Homophobia, transphobia, etc, why don't we hear anything about Caucasianphobia?'

Because you made it up.

It almost sounds like you want there to be such a label. Is that the case?

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master

Of course I made it up, because there isn't a protective word that can be used, when Whites are abused, discriminated against and hated.

/// It almost sounds like you want there to be such a label. Is that the case? ///

Why not, if it is deemed necessary for other groups, why not our group?

[jackthehat]

Could you provide examples of where that happens, AOG?

[Zacs-Master]

Awww bless. Do you feel vulnerable without a label to hide behind?

C'mon, AOG, you're above all that, surely?

[-Talbot-]

There's no Blackphobia word AOG.

Wouldn't the word racist do?

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master

/// Awww bless. Do you feel vulnerable without a label to hide behind? ///

Well it seems obvious that some groups seem to want to hide behind such labels, so why leave us out?

[-Talbot-]

Zacs Master
'We hear much of Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Homophobia, transphobia, etc, why don't we hear anything about Caucasianphobia?'

Because you made it up.






All words were made up at some time or other.

Islamaphobia (the word) hasn't been around that long.