Bigotry

[Gunner123 103]

A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one exhibiting intolerance, irrationality, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs. The predominant usage in modern American English refers to persons hostile to those of differing race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation and religion.

[Strong Stuff 2,171]

A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one exhibiting intolerance, irrationality, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs. The predominant usage in modern American English refers to persons hostile to those of differing race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation and religion.

 

I'm not American English, what is the English Oxford dictionary definition?

 

For the record, I'm only hostile and intolerant to those who wish to cause me or my friends or family harm.

 

I'm definitely obstinate, but prefer to call it tenacious.

 

:piggy:

[DottyDoo 500]

A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one exhibiting intolerance, irrationality, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs. The predominant usage in modern American English refers to persons hostile to those of differing race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation and religion.

 

I'm not American English, what is the English Oxford dictionary definition?

 

For the record, I'm only hostile and intolerant to those who wish to cause me or my friends or family harm.

 

I'm definitely obstinate, but prefer to call it tenacious.

 

:piggy:

 

 

[Lab 10,979]

I'm a bigot for 90 mins..............

[rob.i 26]

American English wtf lol how about American chinese or American French

[olim 28]

A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one exhibiting intolerance, irrationality, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs. The predominant usage in modern American English refers to persons hostile to those of differing race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation and religion.

 

 

good bye then

[ginga john 268]

Bigotry is a part of everyday life all over the world, the idea that we should all be the best of friends who-ever or where-ever we are is a total crock

The west indians hate the africans but they share the same ancestry, the Sikhs hate the Hindius but they are basically the same people, i know a few Ukranians and Lithuanians who hate there fellow country men because thay are a different religion, the same goes for a minority of Irish people.

 

I think that the reaction and practice that you call Bigotry is a normal and natural reaction to anything that threatens you directly, How many people over the last couple of centuries have gladly accepted a "foreign" practice replacing their own?

while there are differing countries, religions, lanuages and even football teams, including the girls, and basic pride there will always be what you call bigotry

Of course you can also call it ignorance or just a basic distrust of what you know nothing about but that is a perfectly normal survival reflex, Long live bigotry !!

 

Yours in ignorance

 

GJ

[Malt 379]

So if you believe in your beliefs, you're a bigot?

 

That word only seems to be bandied about by left leaning folk about those who don't share their liberal beliefs...

 

In fact by calling folk bigoted for having beliefs and ideals of a different persuasion to your own, you are in fact being a bigot yourself.. There's another word for that and it starts with a 'h'.

[terrier410 53]

good answers lads by that definition i am a bigot and proud to voice an opinion i believe in whether it upsets somebody with different opinions to mine or not cos at the end of the day thats all they are opinions!!! (why some white christian has to take offence because i say something about a black muslim says more about you than me )most of the time i suppose it makes people feel superior to seem to care about others.

[terrier410 53]

So if you believe in your beliefs, you're a bigot?

 

That word only seems to be bandied about by left leaning folk about those who don't share their liberal beliefs...

 

In fact by calling folk bigoted for having beliefs and ideals of a different persuasion to your own, you are in fact being a bigot yourself.. There's another word for that and it starts with a 'h'.

:notworthy:

[terrier410 53]

Bigotry is a part of everyday life all over the world, the idea that we should all be the best of friends who-ever or where-ever we are is a total crock

The west indians hate the africans but they share the same ancestry, the Sikhs hate the Hindius but they are basically the same people, i know a few Ukranians and Lithuanians who hate there fellow country men because thay are a different religion, the same goes for a minority of Irish people.

 

I think that the reaction and practice that you call Bigotry is a normal and natural reaction to anything that threatens you directly, How many people over the last couple of centuries have gladly accepted a "foreign" practice replacing their own?

while there are differing countries, religions, lanuages and even football teams, including the girls, and basic pride there will always be what you call bigotry

Of course you can also call it ignorance or just a basic distrust of what you know nothing about but that is a perfectly normal survival reflex, Long live bigotry !!

 

Yours in ignorance

 

GJ

[dave1372 83]

So if you believe in your beliefs, you're a bigot?

 

That word only seems to be bandied about by left leaning folk about those who don't share their liberal beliefs...

 

In fact by calling folk bigoted for having beliefs and ideals of a different persuasion to your own, you are in fact being a bigot yourself.. There's another word for that and it starts with a 'h'.

 

 

So we all agree Muslims are bigots then :whistling:

[stubby 175]

There's another word for that and it starts with a 'h'.

 

we must be thinking of different words, cos the one Im thinking, starts with a capital W.....

[terrier410 53]

A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one exhibiting intolerance, irrationality, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs. The predominant usage in modern American English refers to persons hostile to those of differing race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation and religion.

if it was'nt there would'nt be much general talk on this english speaking site

[Malt 379]

So we all agree Muslims are bigots then :whistling:

 

Perish the thought Dave, don't want to upset our resident lefties who think those sort of terms only apply to white people...

 

 

There's another word for that and it starts with a 'h'.

 

we must be thinking of different words, cos the one Im thinking, starts with a capital W.....

 

I forgot about that one..

Edited September 11, 2010 by maltenby