white replacement theory

Proper noun

white replacement theory

1. (social) A conspiracy theory that there is a plot to diminish the influence of white people through the immigration of visible minorities and demographics.
   • White supremacy movement believes in a White replacement theory. As stated by the ADL, “White supremacists today further believe that the White race is in danger of extinction due to a rising ‘flood’ of non-whites, who are controlled and manipulated by Jews, and that imminent action is need[ed] to...2021, Joel Spring, Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN
   • “As our native birthrate falls, immigration will account for an increasing proportion of our growth,” Tanton warned. This framing touched on issues of cultural assimilation and evokes the specter of “white replacement theory,” the eugenicist fear about the “passing” of the “great race,” as Madison...2021, Kathleen Belew, Ramon A. Gutierrez, editors, A Field Guide to White Supremacy, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 208

   Synonyms:

   great replacement theory, replacement theory