If someone makes a bigotted comment in public and you can see that other people disagree but are not saying anything, would you contradict him/her? What if the people around don't seem to care - would it make a difference to your response?
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It depends on how strongly I felt about what they had said.At work, I hear racist, homophobic comments etc and I challenge these.It depends in my personal life and how I am feeling, I have spoken up but honestly not always.Yes I might be influenced by others but I try to fight against this,I admit I don't always find it easy.
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no..I have found that people like that do a MUCH better job of making themselves look like idiots than I ever could.
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Yes I would and have. I would say something along the lines of "We're all entitled to our own opinions, but yours are offending me and I'd prefer it if you didn't voice them in front of me."
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I wouldn't contradict the person, but I would give them a 'Fuck you' hand gesture when their back is turned.
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Yeah, I'd tell them I don't want to hear that kind of crap. That's one of the reasons why I'm so "successfull" in my life.
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Only if the bigotted comment comes from my mother or father. I don't step in when it comes to people outside of my family.
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I could gie two hoots what others think or do. Right is right and wrong is wrong. If someone makes a biggoted comment that is an open invitation for me to rip em a new one as I cannot stand closed minded biggoted people. I don't need others to have my back to stand up for something I believe is wrong
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Actually, I would probably speak up...just because that's the point that I've gotten to these days. I used to be one of the people who just stood there and took it...but, with these people, SILENCE INFERS CONSENT...and they don't have my consent to be bigots! Of course, it doesn't have to get ugly...it CAN just be a friendly exchange of ideas...but that's up to the other person! ;)
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If I was in public and someone made bigoted comments of a general nature, I'd probably let it go. If it was directed to someone specifically who was not able to stick up for themselves, then I would probably defend them the best I could. I don't feel the need to protect groups, but individuals should not have to put up with harassment or unfair treatment.
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If it offends me I would speak out... wouldn't rely on the support of the people around me..that is never there when you want it...
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If this person is making a spectacle of himself, I would definitely say something to him and it wouldn't be the first time. He obviously doesn't think he is making a fool of himself by speaking out. The only way to aggravate someone like this, is to respond.
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Being honest with other people is just as important as being honest with yourself,who cares what others think,you have your own individual ideas.
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I don't usually bother unless it is exceptionally dellusional and offensive and not intended for shock value alone... *Like in the case of the Beatles famous "Butcher" album cover... (As some people just say off color things in order to offend, stirr up humanity and get a reaction.) Some people like taking on that role and playing it to the hilt, for some, it is their purpose and lot in their life. People generally tend to have a basic understanding of right and wrong. When the worst of us do anything that is deemed socially un acceptable, we know it... It is therefore not my job to be a critical harpie and rag on people just to ameliorate myself in order to feel better about whatever crap that I do in my own life that other people feel is inappropriate. Its a circle of crap that never ends. You can and do offend anyone on any subject on a daily basis. We all do it. Opinion is just that... Opinion and we are all entitled to ours and should not have the right to visit it with violence or cruelty for any reasons because that makes us no better than they are.
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It depends on my mood. I'm a rather introverted person and non-confrontational, but sometimes my "alter-ego" (I play Frank-N-Furter with the local Rocky Horror Picture Show cast, so I develop a sense of I-don't-give-a-crap attitude) surfaces and I'll speak out against such stupid comments.
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if someone makes an inaccurate or hypocritical comment I contradict them. I have observed that people often use the term bigotted to describe a possible truth they do not like in order to prevent any possibility of it being discovered to be truth.
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