01-24-2014, 12:00 AM
Before we get into the history of femininity, maybe we should clarify a few points.
Question 1: If you're subtracting 'intolerance' from the definition of 'bigot' then the new definition reads as: a person who is devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.
That doesn't sound terrible, that just basically means a person who has their own opinions, their own perspective, their own AP position. To say someone is a 'bigot' does not mean the same thing as saying somebody has their own opinion. The 'hatred' you removed from your definition is what defines a bigot. If you're going to make up a definition, best make up a new word as well. Using the word 'bigot' as you do here, creates the illusion of a wrong doing when you're merely saying people have an opinion.
You're right as well, with your new definition for an old word, any argument others make will be bigotry. Even your opinion on matters would be bigoted. As are mine.
Question 2: It depends on which era you're viewing in terms of the social status in regards to women. A citation of a book is irrelevant to the appreciation of women thread. I'll toss citations in tomorrow, in regards to the oppression of women when I'm more alert and the bigotry word is sorted out a little more; but essentially, displaying a single book (a single perspective) and hoping that will set truth to what happened in history (not to mention without a reference to ideas, just a book, with unspoken ideas) doesn't really make a great argument.
Question 1: If you're subtracting 'intolerance' from the definition of 'bigot' then the new definition reads as: a person who is devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.
That doesn't sound terrible, that just basically means a person who has their own opinions, their own perspective, their own AP position. To say someone is a 'bigot' does not mean the same thing as saying somebody has their own opinion. The 'hatred' you removed from your definition is what defines a bigot. If you're going to make up a definition, best make up a new word as well. Using the word 'bigot' as you do here, creates the illusion of a wrong doing when you're merely saying people have an opinion.
You're right as well, with your new definition for an old word, any argument others make will be bigotry. Even your opinion on matters would be bigoted. As are mine.
Question 2: It depends on which era you're viewing in terms of the social status in regards to women. A citation of a book is irrelevant to the appreciation of women thread. I'll toss citations in tomorrow, in regards to the oppression of women when I'm more alert and the bigotry word is sorted out a little more; but essentially, displaying a single book (a single perspective) and hoping that will set truth to what happened in history (not to mention without a reference to ideas, just a book, with unspoken ideas) doesn't really make a great argument.