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THE URBAN BIGOT: A DEFINITION, PART I

Following a link on Relapsed Catholic I found a thread at Small Dead Animals entitled The Urban Bigot by Kate McMillan. It's such a simple term, but one that hits the bullz-eye so well, that I wish I came up with it.

I figure if enough people use this term in our culture, it will hold, so I will do my small part by offering a definition.

The Urban Bigot:

Is usually white and earns no less than 50 K a year. If he is earning less and is in the arts or food service industry, he will not pay taxes.

Claims to love the poor and ethnic, while making sure she never has to live near them, usually residing in wealthy beachfront properties or areas with the suffix -dale or -hattan, instead.

Thinks eating Thai Food, while listening to Motown Music before reading about the sexual techniques in Kama Sutra makes him knowledgable about the immigrant experience.

Had a high school average of C+ and got into a second tier university where she did absolutely no studying and thought being drunk, stoned and promiscuous 15 hours a day led to higher enlightenment. Most of her professors agreed.

Thinks racist language is wrong, unless he is watching a Quentin Tarantino movie where the prominent usage of words such as 'bitch', 'ho' and 'nigga' will be deemed sophisticated and post-modern.

Thinks misogyny is wrong, unless she is hearing about how Ann Coulter or Condoleezza Rice needs to be sexually assaulted for their views, then it is a nuanced response to the complex issues of the day.

Will shout 'Kyoto' and 'Darwin' when stuck in a debate, even though he has never read either of them.

Boycotts Mel Gibson movies, but thinks Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Noam Chomsky and Michael Moore give voice to the oppressed.

Thinks John Lennon's Imagine is the gospel upon which all human interaction should be based. She also likes Ass Like That by Eminem and My Humps by The Black Eyed Peas.

Thinks the Pope's views on abortion and homosexuality are intolerant and bigoted. He believes the same views held by Islam and Buddhism on the subjects are a right-wing smear job.

Believes you should always question authority, unless you question the authority of the courts, academe or Oprah Winfrey. Then you are a 'fascist' and a 'denier'.

Thinks giving health benefits to a crying child in pain who needs a root canal is unnecessary spending but government paying for a confused transgender teenager who wants an operation in Sweden is the hallmark of a 'just society'.

Hates Christmas but looks at you funny if you cross him off of your shopping list.

Coming soon...Part II

posted by Nicol DuMoulin @ 11:15 AM