The objective of using the word "Islamophobia" appears to have been to make Islam untouchable by placing any criticism of it as equivalent to racism or anti-Semitism. [More]
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. "he had a phobia about being under water"
So arachnophobia is fear of spiders. I hate spiders. Spiders will mess you up. Ask anyone unfortunate enough to have upset a Brown Recluse. But I don't fear them.
Neither do I fear Islam. But I believe in my heart of hearts that anyone who would lock a captured fighter pilot in a steel cage, douse him in gasoline, and set him ablaze, deserves a very short trip to that place where they supposedly hand out virgins to the faithful.
But does 'Hoplophobia' work?
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noun
noun: phobia; plural noun: phobias
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
"he had a phobia about being under water"
So arachnophobia is fear of spiders. I hate spiders. Spiders will mess you up. Ask anyone unfortunate enough to have upset a Brown Recluse. But I don't fear them.
Neither do I fear Islam. But I believe in my heart of hearts that anyone who would lock a captured fighter pilot in a steel cage, douse him in gasoline, and set him ablaze, deserves a very short trip to that place where they supposedly hand out virgins to the faithful.