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Originally Posted by Ghostwriter
Don't believe so.
Definitions of bigot on the Web and in my dictionary: - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
- A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigot
- one intolerantly devoted to his or her own prejudices or opinions Merriam-Webster Dictionary
I don't see intolerance in either William's comments or Jackson's. |
But you do see that "one's feelings" (and expressed opinions) are what this dictionary definition (read: surface-level understanding of concepts)
requires.
You happen to not think Williams' opinions were bigoted and others beg to differ. He was fired from NPR and given a 2mil gig with Fox News nonetheless.