Re: Cricket

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Tuppence wrote:

"nigel" <useweb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fd8v7r$afh$1@xxxxxxxxxxx

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Tuppence wrote:


However you do have an admitted bias against Muslims, and furthermore that bias is in an activity that has no connection with religion, so it can reasonably be deemed that you are bigotted against Muslims. So there you have it - You're a Bigot!

Strange that this poster uses the same wrong meaning of 'bigot' as two regular posters.

Spot the sock puppet?

Evil Nigel



"A bigot is a prejudiced person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities differing from his or her own."


Very good, you now have a dictionary!

A bigot would have written something like "Moslems shouldn't be allowed to play in the cricket World Cup" or "Everyone should cheer India because Pakistan is Moslem". Merely expressing a personal preference or holding an opinion is not bigotry, the key aspect is the intolerance.

Incidentally, racism has two meanings, one of which is innocuous and pertains to the awareness of differences between races. A large poster on a billboard near where I live lists indicators for diabetes and urges those at risk to get tested. One of the criteria is based on racial origins. The poster, sponsored by the government, is therefore racist, but not in the unwelcome sense.

Evil Nigel

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