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| − | Categorism can be direct or indirect. This can be divided into focus, involvement and target-persons.
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| − | ==Focus==
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| − | Focus is how the category itself is being targeted. Direct focus goes directly for the target,
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| − | while indirect focus undermines it indirectly. For example: It is direct focus homophobia to
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| − | make the claim that same sex relationships are not real love. It is indirect focus homophobia
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| − | to make the claim that real love is between a man and a woman. Both cases builds a discourse
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| − | where heterosexuals are constructed as normats (the normative category of people) while
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| − | homosexuals are constructed as antinormats (the supposed “deviation” through which the
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| − | norm is defined). The second case also build a normat-universialization: something which
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| − | poses as being a universal truth/inclusion, when it is actually a construction of a normat
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| − | category as being supposedly universal.
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| − | ==Involvement==
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| − | Involvement is how a person doing the categorism is handling it. Direct involvement is to
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| − | actively take a position, while indirect involvement is to passively uphold a discourse or norm
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| − | or other structure. Passive action through inaction, if you will. For example: It is direct
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| − | involvement homophobia to personally take either of the two positions mentioned under
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| − | ”focus” above. It is indirect involvement homophobia to implicitly accept such claims to
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| − | dismiss demands for recognition of same sex relationships.
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| − | ==Target==
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| − | Target is a matter of what persons are being targeted by categorism against a certain category
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| − | of people. Direct target is to go after the persons who belong, or seem to belong, to the
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| − | targeted category. Indirect target is to go after the people who associate with the direct targets
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| − | or who simply refuse to join campaigns against them. For example: It is direct target
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| − | homophobia to go after a gay person for being gay. It is indirect target homophobia to go after
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| − | anyone who refuse to denounce that same gay person or to denounce gay people in general.
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