Originally Posted by newB

I apologize. I despise all forms of bigotry, but when you call someone a racist you completely discount any reasons they might have and instead cast their own morality into question.

I was once called a racist by a coworker and I was dumbfounded. Nevermind that I had explained to them hundreds of times that when they were feeling lazy I had to work harder. So with one single comment they were the picture of the model employee and I was the bigoted asshole. Save that word for the people who deserve it.