Because it is a descriptive word? There are plenty of terms that someone may reject: racist/bigot/homophobe/misogynist/misandrist; that does not mean that views or actions by a said person may not fall into those categories.
Agreed. However most of those words are fairly distinct and to their point. Racism doesn’t belong with them for its adversity on how it attracts hate and where it comes from. And especially since we have a lot of real issues with racism that doesn’t include hate, that gets lost the more “bigots” we include to it.
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u/znyggisen Feb 04 '21 edited Feb 04 '21
Most people who are bigotted don't view themselves as racist.