a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
Recent Examples on the WebCity police stepped up patrols, the council passed a human dignity policy condemning hate crimes, and officials started a human relations commission to combat bigotry.—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024 Unfortunately for Biden, Trump benefits from something akin to the soft bigotry of low expectations.—Jamelle Bouie, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024 And of course, in its pointed variant, as an icon of American hatred and bigotry.—Longreads, 26 Jan. 2024 Before the soulless cretins are shown in court as our latest national symbols of hatred and bigotry.—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024 Also, while other minorities face bigotry, the law’s decisive role in excluding Black people from educational and housing opportunities requires focused legal remedies.—Stephan Haimowitz, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2024 As a freethinker who had run afoul of both Judaism and Christianity, Spinoza knew that bigotry and fanaticism weren’t just imposed on the people; they were also imposed by the people.—Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 The rise in bigotry on the platform prompted civil rights groups to pressure advertisers — sometimes successfully — to pause spending on Twitter.—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023 And there is, of course, the work that nods at the cruel bigotry of anti-LGBTQ+ conservatives.—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
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