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white saviourism

white saviourism is the alternative form of white saviorism.

Meaning of white saviorism

Noun

white saviorism (uncountable)

  1. The worldview that regards white people as saviors and other groups as needing to be saved by them.
    • These strike me as pretty apparent examples of White savior mentality. Perhaps I'm being a bit sensitive about this. I admit that the Chao charcters link to white saviorism is a bit weak, but when this is coupled the character change of Harold Livotny to Harold (fill in asian name here).1994 May 4, D TUng, “JOY LUCK CLUB: and Asian Women”, in soc.culture.asian.american (Usenet)

Questions about white saviourism

What is white saviourism the alternative form of?
White saviourism is the alternative form of white saviorism.

Words near white saviourism in the dictionary

  1. white sauces
  2. white savior
  3. white saviorism
  4. white saviors
  5. white saviour
  6. white saviourism
  7. white saviours
  8. white scavenger vulture
  9. white scavenger vultures
  10. white scour
  11. white screen of death

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