You are quite correct. It's just being a bigoted asshole, just like telling racial jokes is.
I've always maintained that homophobia isn't a "thing" because homophobes aren't actually afraid of gays. They're just bigoted assholes. But "asshole" isn't specific enough.
Homophobia is alive and well, true. So is racism and misogyny.
The difference is people will get called out for being an asshole these days because it is recognized as the bigotry that it is.
Bigotry is no longer the acceptable default setting, even with your pussy grabbing homophobic racist...
Oh yeah, come on. You're close to my age. Think back to when noise AIDS first started up....the jokes, the scoffing. Look at the rampant homophobia in media even from the 80s and 90s, when gay characters were typically the butt of jokes and not really serious characters. The preconceptions and...
Clearly, this USO tour relied only on the cleanest of humor and there was never any untoward sexual humor or comedy with the performers. I can't imagine how any off-color humor of a sexual nature could ever come up backstage, off stage, or between cast members.
DISCLAIMER: The guy with the...
Interesting take, from someone that hates Franken...
https://www.mediaite.com/online/i-loathe-al-franken-but-it-sure-seems-like-he-is-getting-totally-railroaded/
They haven't changed that much in 30/40 years. I'm 51, and when I was 20 sexual harassment was something I was very cognizant of. I have a very, very distinct memory of a lovely lass that came to work for me on the dinner shift I supervised in college. Green eyes to die for, cute as hell and...