bigot vs. racist

bigot vs. racist: 's the difference?

A bigot is a person who is generally intolerant and hateful toward people they consider different (in terms of race, religion, sexuality, or in other ways). A racist is a specific type of bigot—one who’s bigoted based on race. The word racism often also refers to a system of oppression (systemic racism) of people of color, and the word racist can refer to a person who upholds or participates in such a system.

bigot

noun

  1. a person who is intolerant or hateful toward people whose race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc., is different from the person's own.

racist

noun

  1. a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.

adjective

  1. of or like racists or racism:

    racist policies; racist attitudes.