Bigot (noun)

Definition: a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc. : a bigoted person; especially : a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group (such as a racial or religious group)

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigot

Found in: “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison

Quote: “Maybe I am different now, Twyla. But you’re not. You’re the same little state kid who kicked a poor old black lady when she was down on the ground. You kicked a black lady and you have the nerve to call me a bigot.”

I understand now that this term was used for Roberta to turn the tables on Twyla, exclaiming that Twyla called HER the judgmental one, when Twyla “kicked” Maggie. In this scene, we can tell that Roberta is pointing the finger and that she hates the idea of what they did when children makes her a bigot.

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