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    11 months ago

    The word phobia may also refer to conditions other than true phobias.

    For example, the term hydrophobia is an old name for rabies, since an aversion to water is one of that disease’s symptoms. A specific phobia to water is called aquaphobia instead. A hydrophobe is a chemical compound that repels water. Similarly, photophobia usually refers to a physical complaint (aversion to light due to inflamed eyes or excessively dilated pupils), rather than an irrational fear of light.

    Several terms with the suffix -phobia are used non-clinically to imply irrational fear or hatred, such as Xenophobia and Homophobia



  • Interesting, I’m glad I got your perspective in addition to the article, thank you. The article clearly has an opinion and doesn’t treat the issue neutrally.

    You said it’s true that the bad decisions these parents make are due to social problems linked to their poverty - sure it’s not “directly” the cause, but wouldn’t making sure this funding helps those families reduce the chances of them making those bad decisions?

    I’m sure even if we helped impoverished families as much as we could financially, there would still be a need for CPS to step in and protect children. So it seems like both need funding. But since this money was meant to help families in poverty, using it instead to boost CPS does seem wrong, in that right-wing “punish people instead of improving society” kind of way.