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The main pressures condemning homophobia from being seen as equal to all other groups in South Africa stems from the earlier generation. Us as youngsters and the youth are the future of this country Our Parents and grandparents on the other hand, have a vital role to play in the damning view of gay and lesbian Relationships today. The Older days were much more conservative as well as Homophobic, not because our parents are bad people and they deserve to be punished, nor should we be punished for not necessarily agreeing to the notion of sexual equality and freedom, but I believe that our conception of anything and everything is moulded through the beliefs of our parents, and they to theirs and so on. So, our history and earlier generations mould our ideas of what is acceptable and what is not. What is a social norm and what isn’t?
Homophobic people seem to practice the In-group Out-group concept, but in a misleading way. They believe that they are socially accepted if they are straight and only associate themselves with their own ‘so-called’ kind. They see themselves as the in-group, not because of the dynamics in which the group characterises itself, but because it is seen as a social norm and an accepted norm by society in general. Thus, they don’t really see homo groups as an accepted in-group, but an out-group so they can conform to the norm and accepted.
Like with the majority of racially biased voting, people always seem to stick to their kind and see others as demeaning. E.g. most white people vote for the DA, black for ANC. The same principle applies with reference groups. People say that they are fine with Homosexuality and freedom of choice, but their actions speak louder than their words. Most claim to be fine with homosexuality, but wouldn’t reference themselves as a part of a group or movement for or in some way linked to homosexuality e.g. ANC would most probably lose many votes if it was led by a homosexual.
These are some unusual points I know, but some of you have pretty much covered the rest. See this as a fresh angle and that of a different angle when viewing the homophobic situation that is South Africa