Difference between revisions of "Bigotry"

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Automatic judgement of a human individual based on that human's out-group status.
Inability to comprehend and/or cope with the perception of success or superiority on the part of an out-group individual.

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-Bigotry, in essence, is the judgement of the individual on the basis of circumstances outside that individual's control.
+# Automatic judgement of a human individual based on that human's out-group status.
+# Inability to comprehend and/or cope with the perception of success or superiority on the part of an out-group individual.
-My own personal test for bigotry goes as follows: would it gall your heart with shame to admit that there might be a better man/American who happened to be Black?
-Nah.  I can think of several, with no remorse, besides acknowledging there must be many unknown to me.