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political blackness

political blackness noun: the use of the word black as an umbrella term to refer to all non-white people, with the aim of increased solidarity among people likely to experience discrimination based on skin color.

Noun

political blackness (uncountable)

  1. The use of the word black as an umbrella term to refer to all non-white people, with the aim of increased solidarity among people likely to experience discrimination based on skin color.
    • […] criticism of political blackness emerged from the 'Bristol school of multiculturalism'. A particularly robust critic was the sociologist Tariq Modood, who argued that the blanket term black 'harmed British Asians' by eliding their specific experiences and downplaying their own cultural...2023, Colm Murphy, Futures of Socialism, page 173

Questions about political blackness

What does political blackness mean?
Political blackness means the use of the word black as an umbrella term to refer to all non-white people, with the aim of increased solidarity among people likely to experience discrimination based on skin color.
What part of speech is political blackness?
Political blackness is a noun.

Words near political blackness in the dictionary

  1. political animals
  2. political arithmetic
  3. political asylum
  4. political base
  5. political bases
  6. political blackness
  7. political capital
  8. political cartoon
  9. political cartoonist
  10. political cartoonists
  11. political cartoons

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