I don't think that's quite the same thing, as I think there's a certain amount of homophobia in that rhetoric. ("The gays are doing it to themselves, haha" or "lol, he's probably just so fucked up by our incredibly homophobic culture that he's trying to pass legislation that will destroy himself, isn't that hilarious?". Neither are good looks imo.)
But I agree with you that it's not believing someone might be gay that's tinhatting; it's warping or inventing the "evidence" no matter what reality is telling you.
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From: (Anonymous)I don't think that's quite the same thing, as I think there's a certain amount of homophobia in that rhetoric. ("The gays are doing it to themselves, haha" or "lol, he's probably just so fucked up by our incredibly homophobic culture that he's trying to pass legislation that will destroy himself, isn't that hilarious?". Neither are good looks imo.)
But I agree with you that it's not believing someone might be gay that's tinhatting; it's warping or inventing the "evidence" no matter what reality is telling you.