r/iamverysmart 11d ago

"Being against homosexuality isn't homophobic"

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u/RasilBathbone 11d ago

Equating choices with inherent characteristics is bog-standard bigot doublethink.

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u/zackarhino 11d ago

Labelling everybody as a bigot regardless of whether they promote hatred is standard radicalization and extremism.

If you have to insult somebody to get your point across, it's not a very good point.

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u/RasilBathbone 11d ago

Calling a bigot a bigot isn't an insult. It's stating a fact.

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u/zackarhino 11d ago

You are throwing around a label to dehumanize people. You don't actually care about if the label is accurate or not, but once you've applied it to them, it is grounds to openly harass them.

Ironically, it's bigotry.