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So if in your opinion the designer is both racist and a bigot, why do you hold back from calling them a "racist bigot" ?

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You're turning a discussion about what someone did into a discussion about who they are.[1]

[1] https://youtu.be/b0Ti-gkJiXc

Good video, and you have a fair point. Thanks for sharing. I guess my real issue with the OP's language is that "bigotry" is a pretty charged term that necessarily crosses into a "who they are" conversation.

Thanks for keeping your mind open.

I think racism is just as charged. Don't you?

Personally, I do - but I accept that the commonly-held definition has shifted to diverge from mine in the last few years. I don't think "bigotry" has had that shift.

For example, I think "naive" is a similar word in that it necessarily implies a characterization of the person beyond the action itself.

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