I’ve noticed an increasing use of the word ‘bigot’ lately and, frankly, it’s starting to piss me off. It’s almost as if those throwing around such a powerful word don’t even know the meaning of it. Referring to someone as a bigot can crush their world if the term is used in politics. Behind the mask of anonymity, receiving the insult of ‘bigot’ isn’t quite as hurtful or reputation crushing but it is still a brash term to use.

Let’s take a look at the definition of the word bigot:

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - bigot:

-noun: a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.

American Heritage Dictionary - big·ot n. One who is strongly partial to one’s own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.

The use of the word that I hear now-a-days generally portrays he who is called the bigot as a racist. The person may or may not be a racist but that doesn’t change the fact that instead of calling them what they truly are (a racist), they were called what they are by proxy (a bigot). Let me dumb that down for some of you; All racists are bigots but not all bigots are racists. Get it?

On that note, I am, by no means, a bigot or a racist. I am tolerant of idiots (hence I approve every comment that isn’t a damn porn bot or advertisement) and I’m just not a racist, so you bigoted morons need to shut the fuck up.

Have a great day.