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I can only speak from a personal point of view, but I've never witnessed a direct progression from "heterophobic" abuse/jokes to straight-bashing. I have, on the other hand, seen just such a progression from homophobic abuse/jokes to queer-bashing. On more than one occasion.
When straight people are ostracised, legally and socially discriminated against or even killed just for being straight:
http://www.queer-america.com/shepardmatthew.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3969763.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/332743.stm
Well, then I'll start being particularly worried about heterophobic insults.
So-called "humour" of the sort you peddled is part of the process of marginalisation and belittlement which helps to legitimise these sort of attacks. A similar process has operated with respect to racial, cultural, religious, etc. minorities in a multitude of times and places.
I can't speak for anyone else, but that's why it gets my hackles up.
Once More With Contempt,
Bruce
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