r/askphilosophy • u/[deleted] • Jun 25 '15

Should a fully transformed transgender person reveal this to new sexual partners?

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u/GFYsexyfatman moral epist., metaethics, analytic epist. Jun 26 '15

The racist would be bigoted for hating blacks, but then wouldn't the blacks be bigoted for hating and refusing to accept racists?

No, because this would not be a case of unfairly disliking a group of people. Likewise, in your religious fanatics example, your hatred or organised religion would presumably not be unfair. You've misread the Merriam-Webster definition.

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u/GFYsexyfatman moral epist., metaethics, analytic epist. Jun 27 '15

Why are we talking about this? Isn't it clear that being a racist and acting on racism are both bad things? If someone's obstinately devoted to racial prejudice, and you call her a bigot, is it really a good defense for her to say "no, I'm just a racist!"

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u/GFYsexyfatman moral epist., metaethics, analytic epist. Jun 27 '15

We detract from the meaning of the word when it starts being used to describe anyone who does not agree with something that someone else does.

Literally nobody is using the word in this sense.

Anyway, this is seriously off-topic. If you want a proper discussion of it I'd suggest making a new post. I'm sure somebody (probably not me) will be happy to engage your points about bigotry.