I've defined "bigot", Sawz, but fir you I'll define it again... In spite of Webster's pre-civil right's movement definition a bigot is someone who pre"judges" people based on those people's race, religious preference or sexual orientation...

Those are "bigots"...

For anyone to think they can just throw around the word "bigot" to anyone who disagrees with them is shamefull... But, no... It is beyond shamefull... It is a "bigoted" ***response" to the people who have worked so hard --- and put their lives on the lone --- to fight the good fight for ***civil*** rights... It is like calling Dr. King or Medger Evers niggers...

In short, people who have not put any peas in the pot, I mean, walke0d the walk, gone to jail (both of which I have done) for the struggle of civil rights have not earned the right to use the word "bigot" against anyone... Period!!! You walk the walk then you have ***earned*** that right... But, more importantly, when yo use it you have the real life experiences to understand that we don't just go throwing "bigot" around lightly... It is a special word that conveys a special kind of prejudice and intolerance... Not just disagreements over health care or taxes...

This is why I will fight you or anyone else who routinely throws this word out to mean any disagreements over policies or politics...

It is a word that those of us who have been on the front lines in our lives are not willing to turnover to right winged idealogues either here or anywhere without a major fight so...

... ya'll can keep fighting to co-opt it and I'll continue to call you down on it as long as there is breath in my body... Ain't yer word!!! Especially they way you think it's okay to co-opt it...

B~