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is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.105.3.440

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[–] [email protected] 154 points 1 day ago (5 children)

It's always important in science to do the experiment or study, even if you're pretty sure you already know the answer.

Sometimes, the result will be surprisingly counter-intuitive. And other times, like in this study, it confirms what seems blatantly obvious.

What could it possibly mean when a man who identifies as heterosexual feels threatened by the mere existence of homosexual men? What could it mean???

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And then they’re like "huh… that’s weird“ and discover time travel by accident.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Turns out all we needed to travel forwards in time is to burn homophobes!"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

"1.21 GIGAHOMOPHOBES?!"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

And more proof is always useful. Science runs on it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And sometimes, just sometimes, studies are framed to find what the experimenter wants them to find.