Marion Dane BauerA good friend of mine once said, "I have never met a bigot who was a reader as a child.
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A good friend of mine once said, "I have never met a bigot who was a reader as a child." I think this is an interesting statement. It's also interesting because it's an idea that many people seem to like the sound of, but when they hear it they don't know what to make of it. I think most people find it an easy way out to avoid the issue at hand; in this case, that you can be prejudiced against someone for something that was done very long ago. It's like saying, "I've never met a racist who was raised in poverty." To me, that doesn't make sense because there are plenty of people who were raised in poverty who still practice racism in their daily lives.
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