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reverse racism

reverse racism noun: racism against the racial majority (either a member or group of that majority or the majority in general).

Noun

reverse racism (uncountable)

  1. Racism against the racial majority (either a member or group of that majority or the majority in general).
    • The unassailable statements that Indians are as good as we are, and better in some respects, and that their tribal ways are an important American value, shade imperceptibly into reverse racism: Indians are better than we are, in all respects, and their tribal ways will save and redeem us.1935, The New Leader, volume 48, American Labor Conference on International Affairs, page 21
    • By claiming that meritocratic judgments trump egalitarian efforts to produce tangible results, neoconservatives cast affirmative action policies as multiracial reverse racism and the major cause of racial divisiveness and low black self-esteem...1996, George E. Curry, The Affirmative Action Debate, →ISBN, page 33

Origin of reverse racism

Based on the notion that racism is usually directed from the political majority to a political minority.

Words formed from reverse racism

Questions about reverse racism

What does reverse racism mean?
Reverse racism means racism against the racial majority (either a member or group of that majority or the majority in general).
What part of speech is reverse racism?
Reverse racism is a noun.

Words near reverse racism in the dictionary

  1. reverse proxies
  2. reverse proxy
  3. reverse psychology
  4. reverse question
  5. reverse questions
  6. reverse racism
  7. reverse racist
  8. reverse racists
  9. reverse rape
  10. reverse rapes
  11. reverse rapist

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