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Kendism

Kendism noun: the political and social beliefs of American author and historian Ibram X. Kendi.

Noun

Kendism (uncountable)

  1. (US, derogatory, usually) The political and social beliefs of American author and historian Ibram X. Kendi.
    • Sailer says there is no reason to believe students will not see "Kendism" embraced at UT Austin.2022 November 28, David Beasley, quoting John Sailer, “Sailer: Texas public universities are 'most obvious example' of red state schools with 'rapid, all-consuming growth of DEI'”, in Austin Journal...
    • The guiding philosophy of the American left might be called Kendism, the belief that inequality of outcomes between groups can only be explained by racism (except in the various areas where whites do worse, which is just ignored).2024 May 24, Ed West, “How bad will a Labour government be?”, in The Spectator, London: Press Holdings, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2026

Examples of Kendism in a sentence

  • "It's problematic to see Kendism"—a reference to "antiracist" activist Ibram X.2023 June 20, Aaron Sibarium, quoting Ted Frank, “A Small Business Complained About Crime in Chicago. Then the Feds Came After It.”, in The...
  • You might call this philosophy 'racial equity' or 'Kendism', and it is the only explanation left once you've made the others – genetic or cultural – impermissible.2026 April 2, Ed West, “The state completely failed Valdo Calocane's victims”, in The Spectator, London: Press Holdings, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Origin of Kendism

From Kendi + -ism.

Questions about Kendism

What does Kendism mean?
Kendism means the political and social beliefs of American author and historian Ibram X. Kendi.
How do you use Kendism in a sentence?
"It's problematic to see Kendism"—a reference to "antiracist" activist Ibram X.
What part of speech is Kendism?
Kendism is a noun.

Words near Kendism in the dictionary

  1. Kendian
  2. Kendig
  3. Kendigs
  4. kendir
  5. kendis
  6. Kendism
  7. Kendle
  8. Kendler
  9. Kendles
  10. kendo
  11. kendoist

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