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boston bean

(36,221 posts) Sat Dec 21, 2013, 10:01 AM Dec 2013

When someone calls out bigotry

and they are accused of bigotry for calling out bigotry, you know there is a problem. And it aint on the person who initially called it out.

Things that make you go hmmmmm......

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When someone calls out bigotry (Original Post) boston bean Dec 2013 OP

True dat! In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #1

Happens in the Religion Group nearly everyday. cleanhippie Dec 2013 #2

Its the "I know you are but what am I" defense. JoePhilly Dec 2013 #3

Nothing new here ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #4

A christianist relative of mine has barely spoken to me ever since I laid this Zorra Dec 2013 #5

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. True dat!

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 10:10 AM

Dec 2013

cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)

2. Happens in the Religion Group nearly everyday.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 10:12 AM

Dec 2013

We have a whole contingent of DU'ers that call those who call out bigotry, bigots for doing so.

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)

3. Its the "I know you are but what am I" defense.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 10:14 AM

Dec 2013

Much of the right wing has not progressed past elementary school debate tactics.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

4. Nothing new here ...

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 10:34 AM

Dec 2013

(See: the right's commentary, RE: Sharpton, Jackson, even President Obama)

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

5. A christianist relative of mine has barely spoken to me ever since I laid this

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 11:13 AM

Dec 2013

out in simple plain English to her.

Christianists are rabidly defending their right to hate LGBT and anyone else without being criticized for hating. It's a logic fail, and logic fail and irrationality seem to be inherent within this overwhelmingly RW group.

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