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anti-Muslim bigotry 

Discrimination, prejudice, or hatred against Muslims.
For example, harassing a woman because she's wearing a hijab; treating people unfairly simply because they have an Islamic name; forcing Muslims to eat pork or drink beer.

The term 'Islamophobia' originated in the 1970s, and was created with the intention of using liberal values to protect Islam from any kind of criticism. When Iranians, Ex-Muslims, people who grew up in Muslim-majority countries try to speak out about their Islamotrauma, they were very often silenced by this term.

Islam is a set of specific ideas based on scripture. People should be able to criticize it. Freedom of expression is a human right. Questioning and criticizing ideologies is crucial for societal progression.

You see, the person who coined the term 'Islamophobia' cared about protecting Islam more than protecting Muslim. That person is wrong. When it comes to people and ideas, people should always come first. Use anti-Muslim bigotry or Muslimophobia or Muslimphobia instead of Islamophobia.
"The issue with the modern day use of Islamophobia is that people conflate criticism of Islam with anti-Muslim bigotry."

"We absolutely need to acknowledge that anti-Muslim bigotry exists."

"Anti-Muslim bigotry is disgusting."

"Criticizing Islam is not anti-Muslim bigotry."

soft bigotry of low expectations 

Not expecting disadvantaged people or minorities to meet the same standard of behaviour or achievement set for most people. It is called "soft bigotry" because it is a more subtle and subconscious form of prejudice.
"I will confront another form of bias: the soft bigotry of low expectations.

Several months ago I visited Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, where African-Americans confronted injustice and white Americans confronted their conscience. In 43 years, we have come so far in opening the doors of our schools. But today we have a challenge of our own. While all can enter our schools, many--too many, are not learning there.

There's a tremendous gap of achievement between rich and poor, white and minority. This, too, leaves a divided society.

And whatever the causes, the effect is discrimination.

My friend Phyllis Hunter (ph), of Houston, Texas, calls reading the new civil right. Equality in our country will remain a distant dream until every child, of every background, learns so that he or she may strive and rise in this world. No child in America should be segregated by low expectations, imprisoned by illiteracy, abandoned to frustration and the darkness of self-doubt."

- George W. Bush, speech before the NAACP (2000).
The way a US citizen from the South distinguishes between sizes of trees.
Earl: "That tree shure is a biggin'."
Bubba: "Rat, but that one ova there is an even bigotry!"
bigotry by CherryKisses April 10, 2006
bigotry = intolerance
his bigotry is latent.
bigotry by NLU September 23, 2005

respectable bigotry 

The social acceptance of prejudice against White ethnics, when intolerance against non-White minorities is regarded as unacceptable.
Mr. Jones has respectable bigotry against Polish immigrants as demonstrated by his polish jokes bandied about in a whay that anti-Black humor is not.
respectable bigotry by s. beyet June 24, 2005
Noun: Thinking all of your ideas are correct and superior to everyone elses ideas.
HAHA I am a bigot so i think he's wrong christianity is right and should be the only religion!

I like girls so that means every guy has to (thats bigotry)
Bigotry by Alex June 18, 2006
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"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

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Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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Pee Calculus

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"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
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