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bucolic_frolic

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3. Definition of bigotry should be consulted

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:30 AM

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and different dictionaries may have different definitions and examples.

Bigotry implies intolerance of others' membership in a group. I take that to mean voluntary membership. Race is not voluntary, not something chosen, it is a given.

Bigotry is more broad than the term racism.

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A thought I'd like to pass along. [View all] multigraincracker Yesterday OP

Racism is based on the social construct of race, so it's not "incorrect." WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #1

My thought is to correct that construct. multigraincracker Yesterday #4

I don't understand trying to "correct" a construct. Assuming different races have different genetic makeups certainly WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #5

Respectably disagree. Ferrets are Cool Yesterday #2

Definition of bigotry should be consulted bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3

Skin pigment is not a choice. multigraincracker Yesterday #6

Like many words, "race" has more than one meaning. MineralMan Yesterday #7

Words are symbols, not the thing. multigraincracker Yesterday #8

Exactly. Words are our reaction to things. MineralMan Yesterday #9

No. hunter Yesterday #10

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