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a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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Despite the implicit bigotry of the barb, Trump’s vilification of an entire people in the form of a crude jab barely made the news.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Unlike westerns of old, Costner also seeks to portray the frontier with greater complexity, from providing the Native-American perspective to touching upon bigotry against the Chinese and the encroachment of the Civil War.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 June 2024
Both men have a history of bigotry, bullying, law breaking, promoting bogus conspiracy theories, engaging in obscene public rants and playing the martyr.
One, embraced by the Republican Party, became president and may well become president again.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Ali addressed the hatred and bigotry directed at her by online trolls in a social media statement of her own, choosing to avoid the negativity visited upon her by strangers.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 19 June 2024
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Unlike westerns of old, Costner also seeks to portray the frontier with greater complexity, from providing the Native-American perspective to touching upon bigotry against the Chinese and the encroachment of the Civil War.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 June 2024
Both men have a history of bigotry, bullying, law breaking, promoting bogus conspiracy theories, engaging in obscene public rants and playing the martyr.
One, embraced by the Republican Party, became president and may well become president again.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Ali addressed the hatred and bigotry directed at her by online trolls in a social media statement of her own, choosing to avoid the negativity visited upon her by strangers.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 19 June 2024
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigotry. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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bigotry
noun
big·ot·ry
ˈbig-ə-trē 
plural bigotries
1
: the state of mind of a bigot
2
: behavior or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
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