ðˌoʊ hˌɑːməfˈoʊbiə ɪz ɐ fɪnˈɑːmɪnən kˈɑːmənli lˈeɪd æt ðə fˈiːt ʌv mˈeɪnstɹiːm hˈɪp hˈɑːp, pˈɑːp kˈʌltʃɚz ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp tʊ ɪt hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn ʃˈeɪpt baɪ wˈaɪt mˈɪdəl klˈæs ˌɛldʒˌiːbˌiːtˈiː kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz koʊvˈɜːt ænd oʊvˈɜːt ɹˈeɪsɪzəm ænd ɪntˈɜːnəlˌaɪzd hˌɑːməfˈoʊbiə.
Though homophobia is a phenomenon commonly laid at the feet of mainstream hip hop, pop culture's relationship to it has also been shaped by white middle class LGBT communities' covert and overt racism and internalized homophobia.