People (like myself) may discount your assertions entirely, based solely
on their repugnance for bigotry.
There is evidence, for example, that toilet training based
on repugnance for excretory products may result in psychological damage.
Not exact matches
In his article ««Instinctive
Repugnance,»» David Novak seizes upon and distorts a single phrase, taken out of context, from Professor Jon D. Levenson's extensive and thoughtful critique of the interfaith document «Dabru Emet (Speak the Truth): A Jewish Statement
on Christians and Christianity,» in order to launch an ad hominem assault
on Prof. Levenson's integrity, his attitude to Christianity, and his suitability to be a professor at Harvard's Divinity School.
On top of that is the more universal
repugnance heterosexuals tend to feel for acts and orientations foreign to them.
If Behrani had been made merely a «garden variety» Iranian or Arab bourgeois down
on his luck, with the same determination to restore his family's previous social standing and the same
repugnance for Americans» supposed slothfulness and irresponsibility, the story would have been significantly strengthened.
Overcoming my
repugnance at that image, I suggest trying it at the same subzero temperature
on sunny and overcast days.