bigotry
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In subsequent shows like “Hooray For What,” “Finian’s Rainbow” and “Flahooley,” he would provide astute political commentary, offsetting issues of race and bigotry with whimsy and fantasy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Before Alphy, past seasons featured arcs about its citizens and vicars confronting bigotry.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Miller has denied being animated by racism or bigotry.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
They aren’t the only victims of bigotry in American history and modern America; Italians and Irish immigrants had their turn, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
But public bigotry has since been vastly curtailed.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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As generations of Jews around the world know better than anyone, nationalism often breeds antisemitism and other bigotries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
Those last two groups are notable because Cohn was himself both Jewish and gay, yet evinced an odd inability to see how the bigotries he cultivated against others like him reflected on himself.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
“There is a greater resilience with respect to these kinds of bigotries because of both the destruction of the internet and the the down-sloping direction of civic discourse,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
To Donohue, who is 74, any talk of Satanic influences in the church is more likely to smack of older bigotries, rather than newer, thrilling, conspiracy theories.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2022
Therefore, the prejudices and bigotries which exist today among the religions are not justifiable, inasmuch as they are opposed to reality.
From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá
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