Whitelash (Noun)
Meaning
Backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The election of the country's first black president was met with a fierce whitelash from some conservative groups.
- Many analysts attributed the rise of white nationalist movements to a whitelash against the growing diversity of the country.
- The whitelash against the Black Lives Matter movement was swift and intense, with many critics accusing the group of being anti-police.
- Historians pointed to the whitelash against Reconstruction-era policies as a major factor in the decline of civil rights for African Americans in the late 19th century.
- The whitelash against affirmative action policies was fueled by misinformation and racist stereotypes about the supposed unfair advantages given to minority groups.