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Originally Posted by DrPhil
That doesn't mean that every feeling and expression of feelings is bigotry. It means that feelings are not neutral and are not automatically awesome just because they are your feelings. Once you choose to express your feelings, you are opening them up to being processed and responded to by others.
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I once took a wrong turn in Torrance, CA and ended up in a rough looking side of LA. On a street corner there were several black teens/men wearing a particular blue color. I presumed they were gang members. I was concerned and afraid. In hindsight they could have been a local basketball team but I was afraid. Now that I have shared how I felt with all of you I need to know if I am a bigot? If so, I guarantee that many of you are also bigots because fear and being afraid are emotions. Sometimes you can't help but have fear and concerns be they irrational or not.
If it is the perception of those who hear ones feelings and opinions that makes a bigot then I really guess that it will always come down to which end of the political spectrum one is speaking from. I now understand that the bottom line is a bigot is one who is perceived to be a bigot by certain others. It has nothing to do with ones actions and/or character.
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