Is “You Bigot!” a Valid Argument?

If you think it is, allow me to turn it around for you:

We’ve gone back and forth on one issue this week, but I believe that something needs to be said. Every legislator sitting in the South Dakota statehouse who voted “no” for the abortion ban is a BIGOT. Yes, a BIGOT. And if you’re against it, you’re also a bigot. I’d venture to say some of them are also fetusphobes, but BIGOT is a clearer way of putting it. A BIGOT is someone who discriminates because of race, gender or some other trait. By asserting that a group of people has rights that a different group of people will not be allowed, our legislators act discriminately, and I find it rephrehensible. When I look at their pictures, I see people who are just as disgusting as racists, Nazis and fascists. I see people without compassion, who don’t believe humans were created equal or that everyone should have the same rights as others. They’re BIGOTS, plain and simple. And if you agree with them, you’re a BIGOT, too.

Now, before you go off on me, I’m just trying to make a point (which would’ve been even more paralell if they’d voted down the ban.) I’m not sure the ban was a wise move. They’re jumping the gun and not waiting until we have a stronger majority on the Supreme court could end up backfiring. And, while I believe it’s immoral to punish a child for their father’s crimes, it’s not pragmatically wise to try to codify that into law when the majority feels being conceived by rape or incest makes one worthy of death.

And yes, I do feel abortion is a discriminatory practice. In many cases, in addition to saying human beings before certain stage of development do not have the same right to life we enjoy, it also is often carried out in a way that is both racist AND sexist. A true feminist values the rights of females in all stages of life.

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