New Age Mentality

If my son were lighting matches near a puddle of spilled gasoline would it be loving to tell him I supported his "light a match" hobby? Some would call me a pyro-phobe for wanting him to stop. Welcome to the New Age.

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The Oxford Dictionary defines a phobia as "An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something: he had a phobia about being under water a phobia of germs a snake phobia."

Extreme or "irrational."  This conjures up an image of someone fearful and running for the border. (Well, maybe not our southern border, for fear of running into ISIS)

A term we often hear now days is "Homophobia."  Now, this is just an observation of how we ALL label one another. I won't remind you of the unkind names for homosexual folk and ANY derogatory depiction is not a good thing, regardless.  The preferred term of this community to describe themselves is "gay" or "lesbian." I HAVE seen a likely irrational fear of homosexuals in people headed to prison, but other than that, I have never seen anyone who thought gays were out to get them, but shouldn't the term be "gayphobe" lor "lesbianphobe?" 

I keep finding myself relating to Rodney King. In a GOOD way. "Can't we all just get along?"