You are quoting some one's opinion. Guess what.....an apparent bigot is the author:

http://www.salon.com/writer/chauncey_de_vega/

........love the one sided bias approach to logic applied(not).... "non"...writing ability.

https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega

YAY!!!!!!!! ... he's free to have an opinion............he is also biased.... and as such.....it becomes skewed as a statement.