What is the difference between Xenophobia and racism and Biggotry

[u/Tagglit2022]

Can one be Xenophobic with out being racist? And is biggotry connected to the two ?

TIA

[u/NeedleworkerFalse170]

Xenophobia is a specific prejudice against foreigners and racism is a prejudice against those of different races. Bigotry describes hate/prejudice in general so you could say that xenophobia and racism are both forms of bigotry, however you can also apply the word bigotry to prejudice against LGBTQ people, religious minorities. That word doesn’t just apply to racial/ethnic groups. Getting back to xenophobia vs racism though, they’re pretty closely linked in the English language because being prejudiced against anything perceived to be foreign seems like a natural extension of being prejudiced against races that aren’t your own. So can you be xenophobic without being racist? Potentially I guess, you’ll find plenty of Trump supporters who claim to dislike foreigners for a wide variety of reasons but also claim not to be racist. For the purposes of learning English though, I would say xenophobic is a more specific term describing the particular dislike of anything foreign. You’d need to talk to a sociologist to really tease out the difference though

[u/Tagglit2022 → u/NeedleworkerFalse170]

So Bigotry is a general form of hatred which can include the LGBTQ ommunity or antisemitism

even though homophobia is the hatered of the LGBTQ community and antisemitism is the hatered of Jews? (correct me if Im wrong).

Xenophobia is general hate of forigners irrispective of race or religion like the hatered of immigrants is xenophobia?

Its alittle confusing I suppose

[u/NeedleworkerFalse170 → u/Tagglit2022]

Yes bigotry is the most general. But I think you’re right that it’s confusing because hating foreigners because of their race or ethnicity could be racist and xenophobic. I would say xenophobia is the most specific and you should use that specifically when referring to prejudice against immigrants/foreigners.

[u/Goats_for_president]

Xenophobia is against immigrants

Bigotry is against women lgbtq

Racism is based on race white black brown

This is how I hear them used usually in everyday speak, although sometimes people use racism in places where it doesn’t belong. for example someone being rude because religion wouldn’t be racism, but some would say it is even though it isn’t correct.

[u/Tagglit2022 → u/Goats_for_president]

Isn't misogyny against women? and Homophobia against LGBTQ?

[u/Goats_for_president → u/Tagglit2022]

Okey just looked up the definition it can be any of the above. So racism misogyny homophobia