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racism
English
Etymology
1928, after French racisme (1902). See race, -ism for more.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??e?s?zm?/
Noun
racism (usually uncountable, plural racisms)
- Belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior.
- 2011, Jane H. Hill, The Everyday Language of White Racism (?ISBN), page 1987:
- But other kinds of talk and text that are not visible, so called covert racist discourse, may be just as important in reproducing the culturally shared ideas that underpin racism.
- 2011, Jane H. Hill, The Everyday Language of White Racism (?ISBN), page 1987:
- The policies, practices, or systems (e.g. government or political) promoting this belief or promoting the dominance of one or more races over others.
- 2013, Tyler T. Schmidt, Desegregating Desire (?ISBN):
- In “Crazy for This Democracy” (1945), Hurston critiques the US government's racism at home and abroad, including its silence on the anticolonial movements in Africa.
- 2013, Tyler T. Schmidt, Desegregating Desire (?ISBN):
- Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.
- 2007, Joseph Godson Amamoo, Ghana: 50 years of independence:
- For, if racism against non-whites is morally wrong and unjustifiable, then how can racism against whites be morally right and justifiable?
- 2016, Bernard Guerin, How to Rethink Human Behavior (?ISBN):
- This was partly true, but the biggest thing stopping him was that he had tried going to a college in Adelaide before and grew tired of the little racisms and discrimination that he got there.
- 2007, Joseph Godson Amamoo, Ghana: 50 years of independence:
Usage notes
- Usage has begun to shift in the 21st century to particularly focus on structural power dynamics that underlie racist institutions and policies rather than personal prejudices.
- Some speakers use the term racism loosely to refer to prejudice or discrimination based not upon race but upon other factors; this is nonstandard:
- The term reverse racism has been used to denote personal racial prejudice by a group that is or has been oppressed/disempowered, against a more powerful group. Some argue that this distinction does not need to be made and advocate that this be called, simply, racism, while others argue that the term racism should not be used at all in such cases, as racism is distinguished from racial prejudice by being supported by institutions and social structures.
- For many speakers, the term racism implies conscious belief or behavior, but this is not always the case.
Synonyms
- (racial discrimination): See Thesaurus:racism
Hypernyms
- (racial discrimination): See Thesaurus:prejudice
Coordinate terms
- (racial discrimination): See Thesaurus:prejudice
Derived terms
Related terms
- antiracist, anti-racist
- racist
Translations
See also
References
Further reading
- racism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- racism at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Ramics, cimars
racism From the web:
- what racism costs everyone
- what racism in schools looks like
- what racism is in lady and the tramp
racist
English
Etymology
1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892).Replaces older racialist (1910). For more, see race, -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??e?s?st/
Noun
racist (plural racists)
- A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others and discriminates against other races.
Hyponyms
- Jim Crower, Jim Crowist
- white supremacist, whitist, black supremacist
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
racist (comparative more racist, superlative most racist)
- Constituting, exhibiting, advocating or pertaining to racism.
- (colloquial, nonstandard, by extension) Discriminatory.
Translations
Related terms
- antiracism
- pseudoracism
- racism
See also
- bigot
- ethnocentrist
- xenophobe
References
- racist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- racist at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- TRIACs, artics, crista, scairt, triacs, tsaric
Danish
Noun
racist
- racist
Declension
Further reading
- “racist” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
ras +? -ist
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
racist m (plural racisten, diminutive racistje n)
- racist
racist From the web:
- what racist thing happened on the bachelor
- what racist comment was made on the bachelor
- what racist comment did rachel make
- what racist comment was said on the bachelor
- what racist remark was made on the bachelor
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