Racialism (Noun)
Meaning
Discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The company was sued for racialism after it was discovered that they had a policy of only hiring employees of a certain ethnicity.
- The politician's opponent accused him of racialism for his comments about a particular minority group.
- The protests were sparked by allegations of racialism within the police department, which had a history of targeting people of color.
- The racialism she experienced in her hometown was one of the reasons she decided to move to a more diverse city.
- The university was criticized for its handling of a racialism incident in which a student was harassed by a group of classmates.