Bigotry is not racism
Bill Bennet is not a racist, he's a bigot. Most people today that are called racists are not, they're bigots. There s a difference, and it's an important one. By labeling all bigots racists you cheapen the fight against true racism and lessen the impact those who practice true racism have on society as a whole.
People on *all* sides of the debate freely toss the word racist around like a fucking catch all. It's so bad that bigoted conservatives can now plausibly claim 'reverse racism' as a defense of their bigotry.
Stop giving them a rational. Bigotry is bad enough in it's own right and certainly nothing to be proud of, as it highlights their ignorance and prevalent lazyness to remedy it.
Even openly discriminating against someone based solely on their skin color is not racism unless that discrimination is based on a superior/inferior classification of race.
From Websters on racism:
"...a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race"
racial differences produce an inhernet superiority of a particular race.
Read that again and again untill it sinks in.
Again from Websters on bigot:
"...a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices"
his or her own opinions and prejudices.
Read that again and again untill it sinks in as well.
They are not the same thing, and they are dissimilair enough to where you do the cause of righting one a disservice by associating it with a lesser form.
Racism is pure hate. Bigotry is simply ignorance and prejudice. Fear and mistrust of things and people thatare different, simple ignorance, and nothing more. Don't cheapen the cause of fighting true racism, or even that of aleviating simple ignorance, by slamming the two together.
People on *all* sides of the debate freely toss the word racist around like a fucking catch all. It's so bad that bigoted conservatives can now plausibly claim 'reverse racism' as a defense of their bigotry.
Stop giving them a rational. Bigotry is bad enough in it's own right and certainly nothing to be proud of, as it highlights their ignorance and prevalent lazyness to remedy it.
Even openly discriminating against someone based solely on their skin color is not racism unless that discrimination is based on a superior/inferior classification of race.
From Websters on racism:
"...a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race"
racial differences produce an inhernet superiority of a particular race.
Read that again and again untill it sinks in.
Again from Websters on bigot:
"...a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices"
his or her own opinions and prejudices.
Read that again and again untill it sinks in as well.
They are not the same thing, and they are dissimilair enough to where you do the cause of righting one a disservice by associating it with a lesser form.
Racism is pure hate. Bigotry is simply ignorance and prejudice. Fear and mistrust of things and people thatare different, simple ignorance, and nothing more. Don't cheapen the cause of fighting true racism, or even that of aleviating simple ignorance, by slamming the two together.
posted by opus512 at 3:01 PM
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