lol
"Protected class"? That's a legal definition that isn't included in the definition.
I'm the one making a stretch?
So, to recap your self-defenses...
Bigotry is excusable if a person is frustrated with a couple of people in the targeted group. (Same could excuse the neo-nazi).
The literal definition of "bigotry" isn't the one we should be operating with. My uneducated reasoning is the standard we'll hold everyone else to. (I'm sure the neo-nazis hold double standards as well.)
Again, this should help frame the discussion:
So, it's apparent that in your mind "bigotry" is not an objectively bad thing. There are times that it's OK, and you'll be the judge of that.
And I'm the one discussing in bad faith?
Wouldn't it be easier and more consistent to just say, "You know what, it was a **** post and I should hold myself to a higher standard"?