pseudoracism
pseudoracism noun: discrimination which is similar to but not necessarily the same as racism, for example because it occurs between castes or between members of the same group.
Noun
pseudoracism (uncountable)
- Discrimination which is similar to but not necessarily the same as racism, for example because it occurs between castes or between members of the same group.
- Senghor's rhetoric and innocent pseudoracism can be irritating. Negritude has at least two dimensions — that of rediscovery and that of political reorientation. […]1982, Pen International
- Under the heading "Somos una sociedad racista" ("We Are a Racist Society") she concludes: "I would like to return to the questions that I raised at the beginning. The theme treated is racism, we do not find another word. It is not pseudoracism or quasiracism."1992, Marvin A. Lewis, Ethnicity and Identity in Contemporary Afro-Venezuelan Literature: A Culturalist Approach
Forms of pseudoracism
| alternative form | pseudo-racism |
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Origin of pseudoracism
From pseudo- + racism.
Questions about pseudoracism
- What does pseudoracism mean?
- Pseudoracism means discrimination which is similar to but not necessarily the same as racism, for example because it occurs between castes or between members of the same group.
- What part of speech is pseudoracism?
- Pseudoracism is a noun.
Words near pseudoracism in the dictionary
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