Meaning of hyperwhite | Babel Free

Definitions

Very much white or Caucasian; following the stereotypes of the white race to the exclusion of others.

Examples

“To compensate for being so hyperwhite and boring, Petula is sexually active.”

“This [a depiction of people with brown skin] is the one such representation in Parker and Sendak's illustrated (and critically abridged) edition, which otherwise presents the characters as almost surreally hyperwhite.”

“But as one recent cultural critic points out, in creating a hyperwhite “safe” space, “nerds” rejected black hip-hop music and dress.”

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