Why do we use the terms Islamaphobia and homophobia, when it's not fear, but dislike?

The words were created by people with political agendas to control discource. Not only does "phobia" imply fear, but also "irrational fear." One can defend dissaproving of homosexuality and perhaps seem sane, one cannot defend the irrational fear of homosexuals since it is - well- irrational.

Anyone actually familiar with Islam would have to consider Islamaphobia to be a fear.. this same category cannot legitimately be applied to the area of homosexuality.

Ah - the delusions one may create when one is in denial.

Let's talk about this in terms of something completely neutral... like... a tomato. Let's say you dislike tomatoes. Does that mean you think nobody else should like tomatoes? Do you go to tomato farms and destroy the crops and protest against the people who farm tomatoes?

It's not merely dislike of homosexuality that causes so many people to behave the way they do when it comes to that topic.

well dislike is more technically bigotry but it's too general a term and the above terms clearly identifiy the groups targeted, and form their point of view prejudice and discrimination is the same whether coming from dislike or fear.

These terms were created by sociologists who would argue that the dislike stems from fear.

Continuing free_your_fancy's tomato analogy: If you dislike tomatoes, does it stem from a fear of tomatoes? Aaaaggghhhh!!!! The tomatoes are coming for me.

Good question.

I suppose it is the assumption that that dislike stems from fear. Pretty presumptuous, if you ask me.

It is kind of like fear, fear of what they will do to you, kill you, maim ou, make you gay, its terrible, but its fear. IT IS

In my opinion it's because some people are actually frightened by this kind of people...even if there is no reason...

I think it is fear.