The cultural,racial and religious bigotry really got to me, not that it shocked me because i have been there, but it still profoundly upsets me.....
Bigotry is alive and well, and kickin in more places than many care to see...there is cultural bigotry that has people shaking their heads at the customs of others and thinking their own ways are soo great, then there is racial bigotry as if skin color and tone makes someone greater or lesser than someone else, and then there is religious bigotry that says my religion is better than yours because mine is real and yours is fake, there is also sexual bigotry that extends from male/female roles to gays,lesbians,bisexuals,transgendered individuals.
Bigotry has many faces, i guarantee you, that several people you know are bigots in one way or another....know someone that wont date outside their race, maybe they are friends with other races , but marriage and sex are off the table, thats bigotry, ever heard someone comment on another persons, clothes,music,traditions (those that harm no one and force no one into anything) thats cultural bias, ever heard someone say something about anothers skin or ethnic feature, does someone you know regularly refer to some people by their race?? do you know anyone that thinks a womans place is in the kitchen or that men shouldnt cry, i personally know gay people who think people cant be Bi, thats hypocrisy if i ever saw it.
Do you use words like faggot, or lump entire races,cultures and religions into one, as if all of the people of one name are the same???? I see it all the time, christians saying islam is violent and most if not all muslims are crazy murderers, and these normally sweet church going people freely use words like faggot and queer. It breaks my heart when muslims and jews and catholics force their children into weddings with "like minded and valued spouses" what values??! a marriage that is anything but 100% choice is crap. The disrespect of other cultures and sexualities, whether it be gay/straight or man/woman is that i have witnessed in my life has been deplorable, makes me sick to see people that claim to be so loving, so proud, of such high moral and ethical standards, with such trumped up "family values" say and do things that are absolutely wrong! I know it sounds like im lumping all into one, and i am..sort of, but only to explain broadly held belief and practices of major groups, saying that religious people turn out in large numbers to vote and demonstrate against lifestyles they dont "agree with" that isnt a bigoted statement , its fact, that alot use their religion as an excuse to be biased and often hateful towards others. I was reading an article about chick-Fil-A and went down to the comments and people were arguing about homosexuality (Chick-Fil-A has hosted and "allegedly" given money to anti gay groups) and some of the businesses supporters claimed that the owner is just christians so he gets accused of gay bashing but that he has said (o yea lets just take everyones word for everything) he loves ALL people...then i went on to read people , again supporters of the restaurant, say things like "we as christians dont hate or discriminate against them, we pray for their soul and that they repent from their selfish,disgusting ways" well if thats not hate and discrimination disguised as "love" i dont know what is
bias is also a huge problem...like when religious people dont want to help fund "baby killers" and yet churches get away tax free..and federal funds go to things like hunting reserves,weapons and the death penalty...do i have to fund something i dont agree with????
I have heard people try to explain away their bigotry with lies,cop-outs, and excuses...like "well some of them are that way" and "it is a sin" and "think about the children" and "its tradition" and "that's just weird" and "i have proof" and "you just don't understand" and blah blah blah and so on...its all crap....hate,exclusion,separation and traditional roles are ALL taught, they are not inherent, they are not set in stone, no one has a monopoly on anything from style to movies to music to love,marriage and freedom, ALL are entitled to it.
What makes you better than another?? not your race,culture,gender,sexuality or religion.
It is the choices you make that amount to your character, and how much you Love and truly love, not just those to which you can love easily that truly matters.
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