Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
In my own community I have seen kids that have taken on the hate from their parents.Its not good to see.Ok, purely hypothetically.
Would a child brought up by a bigot be likely to take on bigotted beliefs
Good question. If the bigot is otherwise loving and benign to the kid, maybe not.
The problem bigots have is that their bigotry seldom limits itself to one group. They tend to not only despise everyone who isn't just like them, but they're loud about it. They're abusive to waitstaff and cashiers and anyone their paranoia tells them is "taking an attitude with them."
And they tend not to be kind to their children. "What the HELL are you looking at???" is often accompanied by a backhand across the face.
The kid learns young, and becomes the opposite of the bigot. That's one of those balancing things that's kept the human race from annihilating itself.
Watch the reaction to this post, and you'll see what I mean.