Bigotry Is Not a Phobia
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4 min readAug 31, 2020
Using phobia as a suffix lets bigots off the hook. It needs to change.
We need to stop adding phobia to words when we are describing bigotry and hate. A phobia is a mental disorder that can lead people to never leaving their homes. It can severely damage a person’s life and is not something they can control. It often has roots in deep trauma. We should not be tying prejudice, bigotry and outright hatred to this word.
