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Old Nov 5, 2012, 1:13 pm
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Originally Posted by mooper
I think his point was simply that fat body parts in his space annoy him more than small body parts on a nearby wall. Bigotry is based upon age, disabilities, ethnicity, sex, race, and other involuntary characteristics and similar protected classes - not the voluntary overeating that leads to those fat body parts taking up his space. That said, I'll bet his worst nightmare would be fat feet on his tray table!
Bigotry is certainly not limited to "protected classes", that's a legal/constitutional concept. Bigotry is a much broader concept that describes prejudice of others based on a combination of perception and preconceptions.
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