Is Standing Up for the Right Thing Discrimination Against the Opposite?

[McBell]

The word can mean bigotry which is what the op is asking. Is it bigotry to not allow racism?

In the USA, is not bigotry and racism protected?
You are allowed to think however you like.
It is your actions that are punishable.

 

[idav]

In the USA, is not bigotry and racism protected?
You are allowed to think however you like.
It is your actions that are punishable.

Yes. Not always easy to tell when we are stepping on someone else's freedoms. Generally I think the law should not pick favorites. People can think they are favored all they want.

 

[McBell]

Yes. Not always easy to tell when we are stepping on someone else's freedoms. Generally I think the law should be blind to favoritism. People can think they are favored all they want.

How do opinions step on someone else's freedom?

 

[idav]

How do opinions step on someone else's freedom?

They don't, actions do, but it's hard to fight against people who have a sense of enlightenment to begin with.

 

[Parchment]

Racists, misogynists, sexists, homophobes, religious discriminators, exclusionists, fascists, totalitarians

These labels have been thrown around so indiscriminately for so long that they have ceased to have any real meaning to a lot of people. You might as well say heretic, witch, infidel, enemy of the people, etc. it all sounds the same.

 

[idav]

These labels have been thrown around so indiscriminately for so long that they have ceased to have any real meaning to a lot of people. You might as well say heretic, witch, infidel, enemy of the people, etc. it all sounds the same.

So language has no meaning therefore no such thing has prejudice?

 

[Parchment]

So language has no meaning therefore no such thing as prejudice?

If a certain percentage of people in a movie theatre yell fire over and over when there is none then people get a little numb to it, that doesn't mean that a fire won't sometimes break out. People of all races have examples of prejudice sometimes even among their own race, some people have made a political career out of finding racism and prejudice even if they have to create it, Al Sharpton is a perfect example.

 

[idav]

If a certain percentage of people in a movie theatre yell fire over and over when there is none then people get a little numb to it, that doesn't mean that a fire won't sometimes break out. People of all races have examples of prejudice sometimes even among their own race, some people have made a political career out of finding racism and prejudice even if they have to create it, Al Sharpton is a perfect example.

Context is required in most cases.