I hate seeing bigotry (rant)

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The title says it all.

Support and advice wanted.

I hate seeing it, too.

People often have to deal with that enough in their personal lives. The last thing they need is to see it on a support forum as well. I can certainly relate to that.

Some people just dont love their fellow man.

And I HATE people like that!

I'm not sure I really hate it, in the sense that I don't have any sort of emotional reaction to it.

But, it should be completely unacceptable because of how it causes already marginalized people to have one fewer place they can feel safe.

People often reduce a lack of tolerance to bigotry down to an emotional reaction, but that's part of their tricks to normalize bigotry. Dismissing a lack of tolerance for it as being offended is intended to paint the person who lacks tolerance for bigotry as emotionally weak and reactive.

I simply don't understand the previous to judge it label people because of one thing. People are more than their race, sexual preference, gender, political preference, socio economic status, vices, etc... Each individual should be taken as such.

I will not agree with everything about you, I'm not sure I agree with everything about me, but that doesn't mean I can't like you or myself.

Same. Even before I realized I was gay, I hated seeing it.

Advice? I don't know. Bigoted people aren't going away overnight. Let's just work to make the world a little better.

I think it's ironic how bigots just ALWAYS happen to be born into what they perceive as being the best race, best sex, best gender, best sexual orientation, best ability group, best political group, etc.

It's amazing that the universe never errs.

The most insidious thing about bigotry is that it doesn't have to be rooted in hatred. Bigotry likes to hide behind the notion that it can't be bigotry if there's no hatred. But all that is necessary for bigotry is prejudice, and a belief that the prejudice is justified.

Sadly, even people who are victims of prejudice, can still themselves hold prejudiced views of others, under the guise of "but that's different".

While not much can usually be done about bigots (cos they don't think they're wrong - to them, it's not a "prejudice", its a "fact") things can be done to support the targets of bigotry. You don't have to engage the bigot at all, but simply be a kind voice to the person being targeted, so they can see that not everyone shares the same opinion as the bigot. Often times, enough kind voices can drown out the vitriol, without engaging the bigot whatsoever.

Upbringing.
Culture.
Mass Generational Trauma.
Ignorance.
Indoctrination.
Historical conflict.
Stupid beliefs, labeling, and attitude.

Am with you ranting all about this outdated human crap.

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