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| + | A '''bigot''' is a person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities differing from his or her own, and '''bigotry''' is the corresponding state of mind. | ||
| - | '''Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman''' (born [[November 28]][[1943]]) is an [[Academy Award]]–winning [[United States|American]] [[songwriter]], [[arrangement|arranger]], [[composer]], singer and [[pianist]] who is notable for his [[wiktionary:mordant|mordant]] (and often [[satire|satirical]]) [[pop song]]s and for his many [[film scores]]. | + | The origin of the word ''bigot'' and ''bigoterie'' in [[English language|English]] dates back to at least [[1598]], via [[Middle French]], and started with the sense of "religious [[Hypocrisy|hypocrite]]", especially a woman. |
| + | ''Bigot'' is often used as a [[pejorative]] term against a person who is obstinately devoted to prejudices even when these views are challenged or proven to be false or not universally applicable or acceptable. | ||
| - | Newman is noted for his practice of writing lyrics from the perspective of a “character” far removed from Newman’s own biography, often using the literary device of an [[unreliable narrator]]. For example, the 1972 song "[[Sail Away (Randy Newman song)|Sail Away]]" is written as a slave trader’s sales pitch to attract slaves, while the narrator of "[[Political Science (Randy Newman song)|Political Science]]" is a U.S. nationalist who complains of worldwide ingratitude toward America and proposes a brutally ironic final solution (“Let’s drop the big one”). | + | Forms of bigotry may have a related [[ideology]] or [[world view]]s. |
| - | ''[[Little Criminals]]'' (1977) contained the surprise hit "[[Short People]]", which also became a subject of [[controversy]], as Newman's ironic depiction of [[bigotry]] aimed at the short was taken literally by some listeners. Both the album and the single stand as the best-selling of his career. In 1978, legislation was introduced to make playing the song on the radio illegal in Maryland, though the bill failed to pass. Newman often pokes fun at the misinterpretation of his song during concerts, sarcastically announcing, "I hate short people, it's true. The reason I don't say anything is because the record label's afraid I'll tell people what I really think." | ||
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A bigot is a person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities differing from his or her own, and bigotry is the corresponding state of mind.
The origin of the word bigot and bigoterie in English dates back to at least 1598, via Middle French, and started with the sense of "religious hypocrite", especially a woman. Bigot is often used as a pejorative term against a person who is obstinately devoted to prejudices even when these views are challenged or proven to be false or not universally applicable or acceptable.
Forms of bigotry may have a related ideology or world views.
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