Definition of Racialism
Racialism
ra·cial·ism
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(noun)
the belief or theory that race (a person's inherited physical traits) determines a person's qualities, abilities, or other characteristics;
e.g. Many negative racial stereotypes are based in racialism and are not supported by modern science.
(noun)
broadly, the belief that a person's race gives them particular qualities, abilities, or traits, which offers grounds for discrimination and labelling some races as inferior or others;
e.g. Her statements reveal the racialism in her perspective and views.
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