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by Arisztid on August 2nd, 2007
A bigot can encompass prejudice of any kind.
I am not going to give you the dictionary definition of bigot.
A bigot is someone who accepts a stereotype of someone, whoever that person is, and chooses to not examine it. They, by not doing so, make the choice to hate.
Bigots look at the target of their hatred and, for no reason other than they exist, they hate that person.
Name the person, you can name the bigot. I am hated because I am Rromani ("Gypsy") and bisexual. Whites, Blacks, Asians, homosexuals, Americans, Chinese, Satanists, Jehovah's Witnesses, dark skinned Blacks, light skinned Blacks, Germans, Muslims, red heads, biseuxals, Jews, Japanese, women...
I could make a list of the people hated that would take up three feet. I made my list as random as I can to prove a point: bigotry is bigotry and it does not need logic to exist.
Usually it is a "minority" who is hated but that is not always so. Whites are the "majority" in America. They are subject to bigotry as well.
Bigotry comes from taunting to hatemongering to MURDER.
To me, I hate only one sort of person: I hate bigots.
Bigots are cowards, weak minded, and they choose to say "bahhhh" as they follow the sheep.
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When you hate generically, without reason other than what a person is, you are a bigot. When you take away a person's face, who they, themselves are, and hate for the generic labels you can stick on them, you are a bigot.
by Arisztid on August 2nd, 2007
Would you say you were bigoted against bigots?
by Zandalee.Lonely.Lunatic.3yrs-here on August 2nd, 2007
I would except for the fact that if they changed their ways, I immediately change my opinions about them. I have known some to change in this. I guess that leaves me bigoted against active bigots but, if they cease to be bigots, that ceases to be an issue.
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Confusing, eh?
by Arisztid on August 2nd, 2007
no, it makes perfect sense to me! +4... I'm having some weird glitch that fades the negative button when I hit +.... I hope it's allegating poits correctly anyway!
by Zandalee.Lonely.Lunatic.3yrs-here on August 2nd, 2007
I am having the same glitch. You have to click off and then back on. It can be a bit annoying. Just hit the + again until it takes.
by Arisztid on August 2nd, 2007