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A common feminist claim is that male homophobes often have repressed homosexual impulses, which seems to have been indicated by phallometry.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_homosexuality#Links_to_homophobia</ref> The reason homophobes need to signal this is rather because they lack social and sexual status otherwise that would allow them to act out their homosocial impulses without risking being vulnerable to male intrasexually competitive gossip, also a result of living in a highly competitive environment or one that is heavily concerned about shame and honor. The feminist insinuation is mislead by the notion that androphily would primarily be a separate sexual identity, when in truth it is primarily an accessory that is conductive to male [[reproductive success]] in heterosexual males. | A common feminist claim is that male homophobes often have repressed homosexual impulses, which seems to have been indicated by phallometry.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_homosexuality#Links_to_homophobia</ref> The reason homophobes need to signal this is rather because they lack social and sexual status otherwise that would allow them to act out their homosocial impulses without risking being vulnerable to male intrasexually competitive gossip, also a result of living in a highly competitive environment or one that is heavily concerned about shame and honor. The feminist insinuation is mislead by the notion that androphily would primarily be a separate sexual identity, when in truth it is primarily an accessory that is conductive to male [[reproductive success]] in heterosexual males. | ||
== Gay acceptance and homosocial intimacy == | === Gay acceptance and homosocial intimacy === | ||
There is much historical evidence that intimacy between heterosexual males has declined with the acceptance of homosexuals. For example it used to be not uncommon for heterosexual men to exchange love letters: | There is much historical evidence that intimacy between heterosexual males has declined with the acceptance of homosexuals. For example it used to be not uncommon for heterosexual men to exchange love letters: | ||