Bigotry and being a bigot

I am strongly bigoted against bigots, so ipso facto I must be a bigot. Or am I? I would maintain that bigotry can be defined in practical terms as unsupported by facts and objective analysis, and that we can make a distinction between active and passive bigotry. That is, a belief that women, blacks, Greenies, Liberals whatever are inferior can be shown to be quite false, that they are NOT as a group (individuals of course can be) inferior or wrong. But if these beliefs are merely held and not acted upon, then I simply avoid interaction where possible, or avoid intimacy otherwise. In other words, I "tolerate" the bigot despite thinking he/she is a fool. I will quite happily argue their bigotry with them, perhaps, in which case I would say then that your example is a case of a robust exchange of views rather than reverse bigotry. Disagreeing with another person's views is not in itself bigotry. If these beliefs are acted upon, by the sort of racist who goes out and burns down black churches, or physically attacks Muslims just for being Muslims, then they are dangerous and must be dealt with in any way necessary to rid us of their thuggery, and if that makes me a bigot, then so be it. However, I would maintain that my stance can be objectively supported by analysis, in which case it is not bigotry but damage control. Lash

That`s not a good example.One of the fundamental things in christianity is the union between one man and one woman.So the preacher/pastor must tell that otherwise he is not a christian anymore.The christians can`t accept homosexuality and still call themselves christians.Being a christian is not mandatory so i don`t understand why some people have a problem with the church being against homosexuality.

Yes, absolutely. If a bigot is someone who is intolerant of others opinions, then those who call others bigots over anything, are bigots themselves. That is one of the most hypocritical things that we see all the time. The accusers are accusing others of what they themselves are.

They are bigots but they are also incorrect, you expressing your view is not bigotry all the best urban

Yes I think so. Both parties is also bigot. Its not good. We must learn to accept other people's opinion.

That is definitely true. We should never argue with someone about his beliefs or religion. It just been inconsiderate.

I think there are bigots in all forms. Perhaps we all are in one way or another. I usually move away from ideas that I don't agree with. I guess that would make me one too. I am not prejudiced but I do have opinions about things such as politics and religion...lol...so shall we say that a bigot is a person that has very strong and unwavering opinions about certain issues in society that may or may not go along with the "norms" of that culture. Goodness...we could all be considered bigots.

I habe compassion on bigots.

Bigotry - by definition - has nothing to do with any specific opinion. It has more to do with how you regard those with whom you disagree. You can have an extremely strong and inflexible opinion, but you only become a bigot when you are intolerant of other people's beliefs and perspective. I would say that 'bigot' is used as a hateful word in society... so I'd describe bigotry using its definition and not the actual word... if one doesn't want to come across nasty.