Questions tagged [racism]
Question about the words or phrases which might be perceived as racism (or not)
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Origin of the phrase "crazy as a coon"—is it racist?
Encountered most recently in the Procol Harum song "Lime Street." Does the phrase refer to a raccoon, or is the word here used in the sense of the slur?
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Is the phrase “nitty-gritty” racist?
A BBC article, dated 15 May 2002, asserts the expression nitty-gritty is banned from British politics (and also by police services) due to its supposedly disagreeable origin. The emphasis in bold is ...
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Could "jibe with" imply something racist?
In the latest episode of Succession, they are talking about potential candidates and we know there is a guy called Salgado (I don't remember a prior implication that Salgado is racist but he is not ...
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Specific Term for prejudice/prejudiced behaviour (racial, gender, etc...) that justifies itself by a prior history of prejudice?
If someone made the following, certainly problematic, statements:
"There is a higher risk (member of oppressed minority) will underperform at a job or task, since it is more likely they are ...
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White Noises, Person or People
What is the earliest printed use in English, including relevant context, of 'white person' or 'white people'? As nearly as I have been able to discover, the term is first found in print in these ...
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White Noises, Woman or Women
What is the earliest printed use in English, including relevant context, of 'white woman' or 'white women'? As nearly as I have been able to discover, the term is first found in print in these ...
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What would someone who is prejudiced against a country be called? [duplicate]
The reason why I asked was because I saw a movie and that question came up in my mind.
Racist doesn't seem to be the right word, as country doesn't necessarily imply race.
An example of how it might ...
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A non-racist alternative to "Barbarian" [closed]
I come from a place where lots of people are of Amazhig ("Berber") descent. Hence, when I use English, I try to avoid using the words barbarian or barbaric, even though its modern-day use is not ...
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Is the name "KOON Bar“ offensive? [closed]
A friend of mine opened a bar named “KOON Bar” in Germany.
The bar is in Kassel and Kassel is often named as raccoon city, because a lot of raccoons live here. So he was looking for a short version ...
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The word for discrimination against people from other regions within a country?
I wonder if "racism" can be used to refer to discrimination against people from other regions within the same country. According to the Oxford dictionary, the definition of "racism" is:
Prejudice, ...
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Understanding of racism in a sentence [closed]
Recently there was a quite an argument in certain group of people coming from various countries, each having different English skill and obviously different understanding of things in English.
The ...
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Term for reclaiming or restoring pride in social stigmas ("Taking it back")?
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One word that was suggested was "own". While not perfect, it is close. Some more examples it made me think of to illustrate what I mean by flipping something negative into a ...
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Is "lynch" considered a racist word?
Let's say that for example, people thought Chris was a bad person and he killed many people. A group of people vote for Chris to be lynched. Race has absolutely nothing to do with this; it's because ...
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What type of humor would racist and sexist jokes be categorized into?
I did not major in literary studies so I do not readily recognize the nuances that are used to distinguish between the various concepts.
It doesn't seem to fit insult comedy since it is rarely told ...
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Does "sallow complexion" include bad meaning?
I'm non-native speaker and I live in Australia. When I filled out the form of a driving license, the officer made me fill sallow in the blank. I didn't know the meaning of sallow at that time, I did. ...
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Single Word for Anti-Racism?
Is there a single word in the English language that defines an individual that hates racists?
I've always used "anti-racist" or "anti-racism" or "anti-hate" but there must be a single word in the ...
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Is there implicit racism in the word guerrilla?
The pronunciation of the word "guerrilla" is a close homophone to the word "gorilla".
Is there any implicit racism in the origin or later usage of the word "guerrilla", based perhaps on the inferior ...
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Racist and offensive term for a black person during the Civil War
Is there a word like "colored" or "darkie" that would be offensive to a white southerner during the Civil War? I don't think the N word would work here. I'm working on a screenplay and want a southern ...
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Is calling a white person "white bread" considered racist in everyday conversation?
I have just watched "Top Five" played by Chris Rock. In this movie, there is a scene where Chris Rock saw a white actor and here is the conversation:
The actor (played by white male actor): Hey, ...
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What does Ginga, Gingka or Ginkga mean? [closed]
I have been told that it's a racist derogatory term.
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Is "denigrate" a racist word? [duplicate]
A few years ago I was told not to use that word because, in addition to its negative meaning, it comes from Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare, which means to blacken. Therefore, "to ...
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Is there such a variety as "Standard Black English”, spoken by educated African Americans, or is it just a racist phrase?
Standard Black English – (1980, coined by Orlando Taylor) The Standard English of black Americans.
Taylor points out the fact that most educated African Americans speak “standard black English”. ...
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Does the term "garbledy gook" have racist origins?
For me, the term garbledy gook simply means garbage; unintelligible text or speech. An example usage would be:
If you open that binary file in notepad, you'll just see a load of
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