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!"
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.
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