MrBukani
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ORIGINAL: Politesub53 Duck and dive Popeye, duck and dive. That is a subjective opinion, according to you christians are a race too by your own definition. It's sort of a mating call for ducks. You found a nice word to slander with and give it a new meaning. I wonder what your definition of a bigot is? Tell me. Probably something that suits your end as well. Here's a good one. The origin of the word bigot and bigoterie (bigotry) in English dates back to at least 1598, via Middle French, and started with the sense of "religious hypocrite". This meaning still survives in Italian, in the cognate word bigotto. The exact origin of the word is unknown, but it may have come from the German bei and Gott, or the English by God. William Camden wrote that the Normans were first called bigots, when their Duke Rollo, who when receiving Gisla, daughter of King Charles, in marriage, and with her the investiture of the dukedom, refused to kiss the king's foot in token of subjection – unless the king would hold it out for that specific purpose. When being urged to do it by those present, Rollo answered hastily "No, by God", whereupon the King, turning about, called him bigot, which then passed from him to his people.[2] This is quite probably fictional,[citation needed] as Gisla is unknown in Frankish sources. It is true, however, that the French used the term bigot to abuse the Normans wiki it.
< Message edited by MrBukani -- 7/31/2013 3:05:23 AM >
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