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Lex

(34,108 posts) Sat Jun 23, 2012, 11:40 AM Jun 2012

Homophobia helps protect guys like Sandusky because [View all]

people 'can't believe' that a straight married guy would molest boys but instead often focus on gay men when in FACT studies have shown that most child molesters are straight-identifying married men like Sandusky.

Plus Sandusky was a jock so of course homophobic jerks are only concerned about guys they perceive aren't 'manly' or whatever to be not safe around boys, which isn't borne out by any statistics.

These are at least 2 ways that homophobic bullshit perpetuated over and over protect people like Sandusky by misdirecting their concern about who is most likely to molest boys.

/off my soapbox

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Homophobia helps protect guys like Sandusky because [View all] Lex Jun 2012 OP

I think there may be another reason too SoutherDem Jun 2012 #1

Yes, that's yet another way homophobia helps protect people like Sandusky. Lex Jun 2012 #2

Sandusky is NOT STRAIGHT. He's mentally ill. In common parlance he's a pervert. slackmaster Jun 2012 #3

He identifies as straight and has a wife. Yes and he's a pervert. Lex Jun 2012 #4

I don't care how he self-identifies, because he is not psychologically normal. slackmaster Jun 2012 #5

He was very competent. nytemare Jun 2012 #19

Who said he had a chemical imbalance? The prosecutor's expert said he likely had a psycho-sexual pnwmom Jun 2012 #22

Lots of people pretend to be straight who aren't straight in reality. pnwmom Jun 2012 #11

I hestitate to call him mentally ill. mzmolly Jun 2012 #6

I don't see how someone who engages in that kind of horrid behavior could not be mentally ill slackmaster Jun 2012 #7

While I see your point, the whole "criminality = mental illness" mindset leads to bad places. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #14

I understand. I can't fathom that kind of behavior, mzmolly Jun 2012 #24

absolutely ann--- Jun 2012 #16

oh, so now you are arguing straight people can't be perverts? closeupready Jun 2012 #18

I have a very specific definition of what constitutes sexually straight orientation. Here it is: slackmaster Jun 2012 #20

Your definition of "straight" doesn't matter. And closeupready Jun 2012 #23

I don't consider "straight-identifying" to be the same thing as factually straight slackmaster Jun 2012 #27

Ok. Understood. closeupready Jun 2012 #28

So: Gay = child molester / rapist ?! KurtNYC Jun 2012 #8

Reread the OP etherealtruth Jun 2012 #12

self-delete pnwmom Jun 2012 #13

Woosh. Not even close. nt Lex Jun 2012 #21

I re-read your post KurtNYC Jun 2012 #29

Great PSA libodem Jun 2012 #9

Your Theory Applies to the Catholic Church Yavin4 Jun 2012 #10

Having Lots Of Power & Influence Doesn't Hurt Either... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #15

I should have just seconded this instead of replying. GaYellowDawg Jun 2012 #26

Correct, but light years beyond where most people are, closeupready Jun 2012 #17

I agree with the general idea here, BUT... GaYellowDawg Jun 2012 #25