Thread:Hey1234/@comment-1672596-20180718005209/@comment-1635429-20180718010554

Firstly, childish roughnecks in the square is plenty indication that she's referring to a specific group and not every man in the world.

Secondly, Maurice himself was referring to the specific boys in their village, he used the term "those boys", not "men of the world". Why would she want anything to do with a crowd that bullies her? It's ridiculous to expect her to be so forgiving when she has no reason to be.

Third, again, she never finishes her statement. You want said Belle was "stupid" because she didn't punch Gaston and run off before he and his mob could take Maurice away. By that logic, who's to say Belle wasn't going to use a term other than pigs. Maurice was the one that practically said it, not her.

So no, she's not a bigot. Those boys were her abusers and she has no reason to treat them kindly when they gave her no incentive. It's no different than her relationship with Beast. He was cold and cruel, so she had no reason to treat him with kindness. He was the one responsible for her low opinions on him, so he was the one that had to make the change. Then, regardless of his gender, she returned the kindness and affection. So no, she's not a bigot. She has strong opinions, but she doesn't refuse to change them, so long as she has a reason to. In that comic, she absolutely did not.