Science has confirmed what the gays have known all along: homophobic men are actually just deeply insecure. A study published in the Sex Roles journal suggests that men who feel uneasy about their masculinity are more likely to find homophobic and sexist jokes funny after they have had their masculinity challenged. Laughing at grim, anti-gay jokes then provides them with an opportunity to prove how big, strong and manly they are, the study indicates.
As part of the research, 166 men were asked questions to determine what level of ‘precarious manhood beliefs’ (PMB) they held. The higher a man’s PMB score, the more fragile their masculinity. Participants were then asked to take part in a role-play exercise, where they pretended to be employed by a comedy website and were tasked with selecting which jokes should appear on the site.
Science has also previously told us that homophobic men are more likely to be violent bullies, while fragile masculinity has prevented men from doing very normal things such as recycling, watching the sunset, and washing their own genitals.
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