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Originally Posted by DrPhil
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.
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But you do also see that it requires intolerance as well. You can say what you like about William's but I do not see any intolerance in his statements before or after his firing. However if people want to consider Jesse Jackson and Juan Williams bigots for their statements then fine by me. I don't believe they are.
People have a tendency to bandy about the term "bigot" too loosely and it loses its meaning. Seems like a "bigot" is now someone who disagrees with the politically correct.