racism

Definitions

1. The belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior
2. The belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior.
   uncountable, usually
3. The policies, practices, or systems (e.g. government or political) promoting this belief or promoting the dominance of one or more races over others
4. The policies, practices, or systems (e.g. government or political) promoting this belief or promoting the dominance of one or more races over others.
   uncountable, usually
5. Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; an action of such discrimination
6. Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

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Afrikaansrassisme

العربيةالتمييز العنصريعِرْقِيَّةعنصرية

Azərbaycan diliirqçilik

Беларускаярасізм

Българскирасизъм

Bosanskirasizamрасизам

Catalàracisme

Češtinarasismusrasizmus

Cymraeghiliaeth

Ελληνικάρατσισμόςφυλετισμός

Esperantorasismo

فارسینژادپرستی

Suomirasismirotuoppirotusorto

Gàidhligainchinealtasgràin-cinnidh

Galegoracismo

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻihoʻokae ʻili

עבריתגִּזְעָנוּת

हिन्दीजातिवादनस्लभेदनस्लवाद

Hrvatskirasizamрасизам

Magyarrasszizmus

Հայերենռասայականությունռասիզմ

Bahasa Indonesiarasisme

Íslenskarasismi

Italianorazzismo

日本語レイシズム人種主義人種差別人種差別主義+ 1 more

ქართულირასიზმი

Қазақ тілінәсілшілдік

ភាសាខ្មែរពូជនិយម

ಕನ್ನಡವರ್ಣಭೇದ

한국어레이시즘인종 차별인종차별인종차별주의+ 1 more

Kurdîrasîzm

Македонскирасизам

Bahasa Melayurasisme

မြန်မာလူမျိုးရေးဝါဒ

Nederlandsracisme

Polskirasizm

Portuguêsracismo

Românărasism

Русскийрасизм

Slovenčinarasizmus

Shqipracizëm

Српскиrasizamрасизам

Svenskarasism

Kiswahiliubaguzi wa rangi

தமிழ்இனவெறி

ไทยคตินิยมเชื้อชาติ

Türkçeırkçılık

O'zbekchairqchilik

Tiếng Việtchủ nghĩa chủng tộcchủ nghĩa phân biệt chủng tộc

Examples

“It is altogether inaccurate to suggest⟳ that Europe is being indoctrinated with Fascism or Racism.”

“He lost his racism when he worked with a black man in Chicago. He lost his homophobia when he was befriended and looked after by his gay neighbors, a doctor and a nurse, in Little Rock.”

“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.”

“Martin Luther King spoke out against racism.”

“In part, the answer⟳ is that racism extends considerably beyond prejudiced beliefs. The essential feature of racism is not hostility or misperception, but rather the defense of a system from which advantage is derived on the basis of race⟳. The manner in which the defense is articulated – either with hostility or subtlety – is not nearly as important as the fact that it insures the continuation of a privileged relationship. Thus it is necessary to broaden the definition of racism beyond prejudice to include⟳ sentiments that in their consequence, if not in their intent, support⟳ the racial status quo.”

“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.”

“For, if racism against non-whites is morally wrong and unjustifiable, then how can racism against whites be morally right and justifiable?”

“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.”

“Of course, racism has a long and inglorious history in US politics. But it now has a very new iteration in the nerdy tech-savvy generation of the alt right. Racism 2.0. They don't speak⟳ of eugenics but rather of maintaining "human biodiversity". And they have⟳ a thing about IQ tests showing that white people are cleverer than others. […] For in cross-pollinating with the anonymity and viciousness of the internet, with porn and video games replacing Christianity as the common language in which conservatives talk⟳ to each other, with openly anti-democratic impulses being justified as rationality, the virus of racism is capable of spreading as never before.”

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