We like to believe that bigotry is a product of ignorance and that if we educate people enough, they will become immune to bigotry. But what if bigotry isn't a lack of education, but rather a moral code that people live by? What if bigotry is a common code of hate to which no community is immune? On Bigotry is a field guide for understanding how bigots think and teach others to think, how bigotry disguises itself, how bigotry teaches people to act politically, and, most importantly, what individuals and communities can do about it. This is an essential read for anyone interested in challenging…mehr
We like to believe that bigotry is a product of ignorance and that if we educate people enough, they will become immune to bigotry. But what if bigotry isn't a lack of education, but rather a moral code that people live by? What if bigotry is a common code of hate to which no community is immune? On Bigotry is a field guide for understanding how bigots think and teach others to think, how bigotry disguises itself, how bigotry teaches people to act politically, and, most importantly, what individuals and communities can do about it. This is an essential read for anyone interested in challenging the spread of bigotry in society, regardless of who engages in it and why.
Nicholas Ensley Mitchell is an essayist and assistant professor of curriculum studies, courtesy assistant professor of African and African American Studies, and affiliate of the LGBTQ+ Research and Advocacy Center at the University of Kansas.
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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: How Do Bigots Think about the World? Lesson 1: Bigotry Makes You Immoral Lesson 2: Bigotry Destroys a Person's Ability to Think Lesson 3: All Forms of Bigotry are Intertwined Part II: How Does Bigotry Teach People to Think? Lesson 4: Bigotry is Taught Lesson 5: Bigotry Always Seeks New Targets Lesson 6: Bigotry is Paranoid and Lesson 7: Bigotry Makes You Violent Part III: How Bigotry Disguises Itself Lesson 8: Bigotry Presents Itself as Philosophy Lesson 9: Bigotry Presents Itself as Concern Lesson 10: Bigotry Presents Itself as Science Part IV: How Does Bigotry Teach People to Act Politically? Lesson 11: Bigotry Does Not Give Up Easily Lesson 12: Bigots Will Take Advantage of Members of Their Targeted Groups Who Advocate for Their Own Inferiority Lesson 13: Bigotry Does Not Compromise Lesson 14: Bigotry Demands Action from Bigots Lesson 15: Bigotry Loves Moral Panics Lesson 16: Bigots Want You to Think They are Unintelligent Lesson 17: Bigotry Loves False Moral Equivalence Lesson 18: Bigots Always Claim that They are the Real Victims Lesson 19: Bigotry Gaslights Everyone Lesson 20: Bigotry Cannot be Disproven Conclusion: The World is a Punk Bar Index About the Author
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: How Do Bigots Think about the World? Lesson 1: Bigotry Makes You Immoral Lesson 2: Bigotry Destroys a Person's Ability to Think Lesson 3: All Forms of Bigotry are Intertwined Part II: How Does Bigotry Teach People to Think? Lesson 4: Bigotry is Taught Lesson 5: Bigotry Always Seeks New Targets Lesson 6: Bigotry is Paranoid and Lesson 7: Bigotry Makes You Violent Part III: How Bigotry Disguises Itself Lesson 8: Bigotry Presents Itself as Philosophy Lesson 9: Bigotry Presents Itself as Concern Lesson 10: Bigotry Presents Itself as Science Part IV: How Does Bigotry Teach People to Act Politically? Lesson 11: Bigotry Does Not Give Up Easily Lesson 12: Bigots Will Take Advantage of Members of Their Targeted Groups Who Advocate for Their Own Inferiority Lesson 13: Bigotry Does Not Compromise Lesson 14: Bigotry Demands Action from Bigots Lesson 15: Bigotry Loves Moral Panics Lesson 16: Bigots Want You to Think They are Unintelligent Lesson 17: Bigotry Loves False Moral Equivalence Lesson 18: Bigots Always Claim that They are the Real Victims Lesson 19: Bigotry Gaslights Everyone Lesson 20: Bigotry Cannot be Disproven Conclusion: The World is a Punk Bar Index About the Author
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