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racialism
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ra·cial·ism  (rsh-lzm)
n.
1.
a. An emphasis on race or racial considerations, as in determining policy or interpreting events.
b. Policy or practice based on racial considerations.
2. Chiefly British Variant of racism.
racial·ist adj. & n.
racial·istic adj.
racialism
the belief in or practice of the doctrine of racism. — racialist, n. — racialistic, adj.
See also: Race
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.racialism - discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
racial discrimination, racism
discrimination, favoritism, favouritism - unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
racial profiling - a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups
Translations
racialism [ˈreɪʃəlɪzəm] N (esp Brit) → racismo m
racialism [ˈreɪʃəlɪzəm] n → racisme m
racialism
n (esp Brit) → Rassismus m
racialism [ˈreɪʃəˌlɪz/əm] n (Brit) (old) → razzismo
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But the landscape of science was also populated with nonreligious racialists in the service of imperialism and slavery.
DARWIN'S SACRED CAUSE by Dubro, Alec / Colorlines Magazine
Today, racialists are racists, and racists - that is, students of racial differences - are anthropologists or those who study a racial branch of that science.
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Kennedy concludes that "we should distrust all who would draw racial lines, even (or perhaps especially) when they insist that they are doing so for good reasons" His own yearning for "a society in which race has become obsolete as a significant social marker" may strike committed racialists as naive, but Kennedy rightly sees himself as championing Frederick Douglass's amalgamationist dream that someday all Americans will be "blended into a common nationality.
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