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Originally Posted by FoolThemAll
I'm saying "I want to outlaw your marriage" =, for instance, "I want to outlaw smoking in your bar". Virtually all those involved in politics seek to use the law to prevent groups of people from doing something they want to do. So far, under what you've shown me of your working 'bigotry' concept, the politically active fit. That's why you need to refine it.
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Smoking is a developed habit. Homosexuality is a way of being which one does not choose. You're welcome to list other laws, but I'm pretty sure that if you find a law against a way of being instead of a choice we'll have found a prejudiced law.
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Originally Posted by FoolThemAll
Your distinction isn't much of a distinction, anyway. Homosexuals and smokers alike are perfectly capable of changing their smoking behavior and it's the behavior, rather than the preference, that is potentially affected by such legislation.
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The question isn't that of behavior, but rather an attack (in the form of legislation) on people simply because they are inherently different. I'm afraid the smoking analogy doesn't fit as one does not continue to be a smoker if they stop smoking. Also, people aren't born smokers. As I said, it's a developed habit.
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Originally Posted by FoolThemAll
Are you saying that it only counts as bigotry if the target can't be changed to better suit the bigots?
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I'm saying that in this case, it's bigotry because homosexuals are inherently homosexual, it's as much a part of them as having 10 fingers or a talent for music. Or having a certain color of skin, which is what sparks "bigotry" in my mind.