bigots
Closed-minded haters
Bigots are people who hold obstinate, unreasonable attachment to their own opinions and prejudices, especially regarding race, religion, or other group identities.
The word implies not just holding biased views but refusing to consider alternatives: The bigots shouted down anyone who disagreed.
Unlike broader terms for prejudiced people, bigot emphasizes the stubborn, closed-minded quality of the intolerance.
Unwillingness to accept differences
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
homophobia · antisemitism · sexism · bias · narrow-mindedness · fanaticism · supremacist · segregationist
Unreceptive to new ideas
- ignoranceAbsence of knowledge
- fearEmotional response to threat
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
groupthink · confirmation bias · cognitive dissonance · defensiveness · projection · dogmatism · rigidity · authoritarianism
Publicly confronting behavior
- challengingHard to accomplish
- exposingMaking something known
- protestingExpressing strong public disapproval
- counteringActing in opposition
debating · educating · reforming · deprogramming · intervention · accountability · cancel culture · deplatforming
intolerance
Unwillingness to accept differences
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
xenophobia · homophobia · antisemitism · sexism · bias · narrow-mindedness · fanaticism · supremacist · segregationist · prejudiced
closed-minded
Unreceptive to new ideas
- ignoranceAbsence of knowledge
- fearEmotional response to threat
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
tribalism · groupthink · confirmation bias · cognitive dissonance · defensiveness · projection · dogmatism · rigidity · authoritarianism · ethnocentrism
calling out
Publicly confronting behavior
- challengingHard to accomplish
- exposingMaking something known
- protestingExpressing strong public disapproval
countering · debating · educating · reforming · deprogramming · intervention · accountability · cancel culture · deplatforming · boycott
bigotspluralists
Advocates for multiple coexisting viewpoints
egalitarians · liberals · humanitarians · cosmopolitans · progressives