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The Side Effects of Becoming a Bigot
Sometimes I like to watch videos of people dragging the zodiac signs through the dirt on Youtube. I don’t even really believe in horoscopes but it’s a guilty pleasure of mine. As a Gemini, I’ll often hear that I’m two-faced but I will on occasion hear that I’m usually the sign that is most open to various arguments.
That is something I’m pretty proud of and I suppose that’s why I’m often a mediator in conflicts. Having said that, sometimes I don’t feel like I deserve to be a moderator for squabbles as I have been a bigot numerous times in my life for numerous topics and opinions.
I’ve been a religious bigot, an atheistic bigot, a conservative bigot, a liberal bigot, a moral bigot, a music bigot, an art bigot, and more.
A bigot is defined as one who is intolerant of those holding different opinions. Another definition is that a bigot is a person who is obstinately devoted to his or her own opinions.
Bigotry usually comes up in arguments about race, religion and morality. But if we’re honest with ourselves, bigotry is about opinion and an opinion can be had for anything. Therefore, an unbending devotion to your argument and hatred of a counter-argument can be had for anything ranging from A.A. Milne to ZZ Top.
