Melanie Phillips writes about prejudice in her Daily Mail, 22 October, 2007 article titled The Shifting Quicksands of Prejudice. Although I don't agree with her about police procedures (apparently, the Brits have a “stop and search” law that gives police the right to, well, stop and search just about anyone for just about any reason), I do indeed agree with her clarifying definition of prejudice:
What has fueled the confusion is the widespread assumption that prejudice simply means saying harsh things about people. It doesn't. It involves instead telling lies about people that will incite others to hate them. Even though it may cause offense, telling the truth can never be wrong.
The distinction between truth and lies is the dividing line between bigotry and argument.
Excellent.
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