# How to decide which instances of opposition to gay marriage are hateful and bigoted.

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**Created:** [August 6, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-decide-which-instances-of-opposition-to-gay-marriage-are-hateful-and-bigoted/630653 "2012-08-06T20:14:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-decide-which-instances-of-opposition-to-gay-marriage-are-hateful-and-bigoted/630653/778 "2012-09-10T16:08:04Z")

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> [@martu](#):
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> **magellan01** is not only a bigot but also a coward. Some bigots are too dumb to realise they are bigots and from his posts here I think we can conclude he isn’t dumb. Some people are proud bigots who shout their bigotry from the roof tops, these people are mostly morons. Then we have our cowardly bigots who know what they espouse is bigotry but try all sorts of mental gymnastics to convince themselves, and consequently others, they are in fact not bigots.

You’re not allowed to insult people this way in Great Debates. I’m giving you a warning for this one; don’t do it again.

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