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Blackophobia

Blackophobia noun: a fear or dislike of black people, especially African-Americans.

Noun

Blackophobia (uncountable)

  1. A fear or dislike of black people, especially African-Americans.
    • This paper uses the phenomenon of White youth identification with rap music to argue that Blackophilia (manifested by White consumption of Black popular culture) is linked with Blackophobia (fear and dread of African Americans).2003, B Yousman, Blackophilia and blackophobia: White youth, the consumption of rap music, and white supremacy, link
    • And still delusional that the Republicans really want you in their party. You do know after the voting comes the burning of the crosses don't you. Blackophobia is self loathing.2003, Arnold Wolfcastle, Arrest warrant confirmed? Homosexual Michael Jackson Group: soc.culture.europe

Examples of Blackophobia in a sentence

  • The stigmatizing of Blacks as a perceived serious threat to public safety is a phenomenon called "Blackophobia" (Gab- bidon, 1994).2006, Everrett Penn, Race and Juvenile Justice, page 59:
  • It also sometimes betrays a kind of fear or dislike—a kind of, for lack of a better term, Blackophobia.2008, S Adam, Africa in Japanese Diplomatic Thought: An African Perspective, link:

Synonyms of Blackophobia

Origin of Blackophobia

From Black + -o- + -phobia.

Words formed from Blackophobia

Questions about Blackophobia

What does Blackophobia mean?
Blackophobia means a fear or dislike of black people, especially African-Americans.
How do you use Blackophobia in a sentence?
The stigmatizing of Blacks as a perceived serious threat to public safety is a phenomenon called "Blackophobia" (Gab- bidon, 1994).
What part of speech is Blackophobia?
Blackophobia is a noun.

Words near Blackophobia in the dictionary

  1. blacknose sharks
  2. blacknoses
  3. blackophilia
  4. Blackophobe
  5. Blackophobes
  6. Blackophobia
  7. blackophobic
  8. blackout
  9. blackout bag
  10. blackout bags
  11. blackout bomb

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