Some of My Best Friends Are....

Why is the above phrase indicative of a bigoted mind?

I took to analyzing it. A person I regularly have contact with had commented on an event which involved a member of a minority. The comments my contact made regarding that person were, frankly, racist. I knew, if called upon it, the person would respond, "Some of my best friends are (minority)". And, I will acknowledge, this person does have 'best friends' who are (minority). So, why is the phrase bigoted?

I changed it. I changed it to match ME. "Some of my best friends are redheads" What does that mean?

1. Redheads are (somehow) inferior to me.

2. I am a 'good' person because I associate with them.

Some of MY best friends are NOT hetrosexual!!! Therefore, I am OBVIOUSLY a great person for associating with these 'degenerates'!

BULL AND PUCKY!!!

People who are my friends are just that -- MY FRIENDS. Their color, their sexual orientation, their gender, their hair color, their lack of hair are simply ways of describing them.

Try this one "Some of my best friends are bald" That's really great if you know someone undergoing chemotherapy!!!

Turn the mirror around. Look at what you are saying from the other side. Yes, sometimes we all are sexists or racists or follicle-impairedist. I will be humanist -- Most of my best friends are people. (A couple of others are cats!)