Definition of Racism
Racism
rac·ism
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(noun)
feelings of hostility and prejudice against people of a particular racial group, especially a group that is in the minority, and acts of discrimination or oppression against them in a way that benefits the others in a social, economic, and political sense;
e.g. The country's racism prevents people in the minority from ever holding an equal status to those in the majority.
(noun)
the belief that a person's racial identity gives them particular qualities and abilities that make them inherently superior or inferior to people of other races, or a pattern of thinking or behavior based on such a belief;
e.g. It is racism to believe that all people of a particular belief are untrustworthy.
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