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To: eastforker

And once again you incorrectly define the word ‘bigot’. You really need to do some research before you use words that are above your vocabulary level.


127 posted on 03/12/2012 5:23:51 PM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian "I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: reaganaut

Here, maybe this will help...Bigotry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For people named Bigot and other meanings, see Bigot (disambiguation).
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A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one exhibiting intolerance, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs. The predominant usage in modern English refers to persons hostile to those of differing sex, race, ethnicity, religious belief or spirituality, political alignment, nationality, language, sexual orientation, and age; and to those from a different region, with non-normative gender identity, those who are homeless, and those with various medical disorders, particularly behavioural and addictive disorders. Forms of bigotry may have a related ideology or world views.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. described bigots with the following quote: “The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.”[1]


137 posted on 03/12/2012 5:49:01 PM PDT by eastforker (Don't be ornery for Romney, instead Root for Newt!)
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