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Old 08-16-2013, 10:57 AM   #1
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Yeah. I think bigotry is the action, prejudice is the attitude. Is racism both the attitude and the action?
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Old 08-16-2013, 04:34 PM   #2
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Yeah. I think bigotry is the action, prejudice is the attitude. Is racism both the attitude and the action?
I've though of prejudice and discrimination as thoughts or actions of an individual while racism is more society. If so, the lines are very blurred.
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Old 08-16-2013, 05:39 PM   #3
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