On Sep 12, 5:42*pm, Nobody wrote:
On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:18:29 +0100, Graeme Wall

wrote:
On 12/09/2011 14:42, wrote:
On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:23:46 +0100
Graeme *wrote:
Oh come on, its true. If someone really loves their family they don't move
to the other side of the world to live. For them family ties would be a
stronger bond than moving somewhere new for the sake of it.

You are a simple soul aren't you.

My family means a lot more to me than a job and a naff condo in a cultureless
country on the other side of the world.

Cultureless? I'm sure the Maoris would object to that description.

Bloody hell! *Pakeha New Zealanders would disagree as well...

boltar2003 seems to be exercisng invective left over from his
unsated homophobic diatribe a few weeks back.

What "homophobic diatribe"? A phobia is a fear. I would be very
surprised if Boltar is afraid of homosexuals.

On Sep 13, 10:57*am, 1506 wrote:

What "homophobic diatribe"? *A phobia is a fear. *I would be very
surprised if Boltar is afraid of homosexuals.

Oh, don't be silly. The term "homophobic", while perhaps not strictly
correct in a Latin sense, is widely used to describe someone or
something that is opposed to, rather than strictly scared of,
homosexual people or homosexuality at a concept.

(I have no idea of the content of the posting mentioned, however).

Neil

On 2011\09\13 10:04, Neil Williams wrote:
On Sep 13, 10:57 am, wrote:

What "homophobic diatribe"? A phobia is a fear. I would be very
surprised if Boltar is afraid of homosexuals.

Oh, don't be silly. The term "homophobic", while perhaps not strictly
correct in a Latin sense, is widely used to describe someone or
something that is opposed to, rather than strictly scared of,
homosexual people or homosexuality at a concept.

Widely used by people whose intention is to smear their opponents with
an accusation of fear.

On Sep 13, 2:09*am, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\09\13 10:04, Neil Williams wrote:

On Sep 13, 10:57 am, *wrote:

What "homophobic diatribe"? *A phobia is a fear. *I would be very
surprised if Boltar is afraid of homosexuals.

Oh, don't be silly. *The term "homophobic", while perhaps not strictly
correct in a Latin sense, is widely used to describe someone or
something that is opposed to, rather than strictly scared of,
homosexual people or homosexuality at a concept.

Widely used by people whose intention is to smear their opponents with
an accusation of fear.

Thank you sir.

On Sep 13, 11:09*am, Basil Jet wrote:

Widely used by people whose intention is to smear their opponents with
an accusation of fear.

And also widely used by people whose intention is nothing of the sort.

Do you know an alternative term in common usage? I can't think of
one.

Neil

On Sep 13, 2:39*am, Neil Williams wrote:
On Sep 13, 11:09*am, Basil Jet wrote:

Widely used by people whose intention is to smear their opponents with
an accusation of fear.

And also widely used by people whose intention is nothing of the sort.

Do you know an alternative term in common usage? *I can't think of
one.

A moral person?

On Sep 13, 2:04*am, Neil Williams wrote:
On Sep 13, 10:57*am, 1506 wrote:

What "homophobic diatribe"? *A phobia is a fear. *I would be very
surprised if Boltar is afraid of homosexuals.

Oh, don't be silly. *The term "homophobic", while perhaps not strictly
correct in a Latin sense, is widely used to describe someone or
something that is opposed to, rather than strictly scared of,
homosexual people or homosexuality at a concept.

(I have no idea of the content of the posting mentioned, however).

Arachnophobics are not merely opposed to spiders.

On Sep 13, 11:46*am, 1506 wrote:

Arachnophobics are not merely opposed to spiders.

You will note that I said that "homophobia", unlike "arachnophobia",
is not a strictly correct Latin translation, but was that it was
understood to refer to opposition as well as fear.

Neil

On 2011\09\13 13:50, Neil Williams wrote:
On Sep 13, 11:46 am, wrote:

Arachnophobics are not merely opposed to spiders.

You will note that I said that "homophobia", unlike "arachnophobia",
is not a strictly correct Latin translation, but was that it was
understood to refer to opposition as well as fear.

Arachnophobia is from Greek roots, not Latin.

On Sep 13, 5:50*am, Neil Williams wrote:
On Sep 13, 11:46*am, 1506 wrote:

Arachnophobics are not merely opposed to spiders.

You will note that I said that "homophobia", unlike "arachnophobia",
is not a strictly correct Latin translation, but was that it was
understood to refer to opposition as well as fear.

Not by me it isn't.