“Bigot” is one of my favorite words that has completely changed definitions in recent years. It used to mean someone who was intolerant of others’ beliefs (like an antisemite) as opposed to characteristics (like a misogynist).

By the old definition, an anti-racist would be a bigot because they were intolerant of racists’ beliefs. But by the modern definition, it would be the racist who was a bigot and not the anti-racist.

Discrediting someone by calling them a bigot is so effective that the weaponization itself now has a name: “bigoteering”.

Isn’t language fascinating?