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I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism.
Shia LaBeouf

Meaning of "reverse racism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REVERSE RACISM

reverse racism  [rɪˈvɜːs ˈreɪsɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REVERSE RACISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reverse racism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REVERSE RACISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reverse racism

Reverse racism is a theorized condition in which discrimination against a dominant racial group in a society has taken place.

Definition of reverse racism in the English dictionary

The definition of reverse racism in the dictionary is a perceived discrimination against a dominant group or political majority.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REVERSE RACISM


agnosticism
æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm
Anglo-Catholicism
ˈæŋɡləʊkəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm
anti-Catholicism
ˌæntɪkəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm
antiracism
ˌæntɪˈreɪsɪzəm
apocalypticism
əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪsɪzəm
archaicism
ɑːˈkeɪɪsɪzəm
astaticism
eɪˈstætɪsɪzəm
athleticism
æθˈlɛtɪsɪzəm
chromaticism
krəˈmætɪsɪzəm
didacticism
dɪˈdæktɪsɪzəm
ecumenicism
ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪsɪzəm
esotericism
ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪsɪzəm
exoticism
ɪɡˈzɒtɪsɪzəm
metempiricism
ˌmetɪmˈpɪrɪsɪzəm
peripateticism
ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪsɪzəm
polysyllabicism
ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪsɪzəm
psychoticism
saɪˈkɒtɪsɪzəm
racism
ˈreɪsɪzəm
scepticism
ˈskɛptɪsɪzəm
skepticism
ˈskɛptɪsɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REVERSE RACISM

reverse
reverse Apartheid
reverse arms
reverse charge call
reverse discrimination
reverse gear
reverse osmosis
reverse out
reverse swing
reverse takeover
reverse the charge
reverse transcriptase
reverse transom
reverse turn
reverse video
reverse-charge
reversedly
reverseless
reversely
reverser

WORDS THAT END LIKE REVERSE RACISM

betacism
Catholicism
criticism
cynicism
demoniacism
eclecticism
etacism
exorcism
fascism
iotacism
itacism
labdacism
lambdacism
literary criticism
mysticism
ostracism
rhotacism
romanticism
self-criticism
supremacism

Synonyms and antonyms of reverse racism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reverse racism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REVERSE RACISM

Find out the translation of reverse racism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reverse racism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reverse racism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逆向种族主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

racismo a la inversa
570 millions of speakers

English

reverse racism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिवर्स नस्लवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العنصرية العكسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обратная расизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

racismo reverso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপরীত বর্ণবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

racisme à l´envers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkauman yang terbalik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umgekehrter Rassismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

逆人種差別
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

역 인종 차별
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rasisme malik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân biệt chủng tộc ngược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைகீழ் இனவெறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उलट नक्षलवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ters ırkçılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

razzismo inverso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rasizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зворотна расизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rasism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντίστροφο ρατσισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omgekeerde rassisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omvänd rasism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omvendt rasisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reverse racism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REVERSE RACISM»

The term «reverse racism» is regularly used and occupies the 92.888 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REVERSE RACISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reverse racism

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QUOTES WITH «REVERSE RACISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reverse racism.
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Shia LaBeouf
I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REVERSE RACISM»

Discover the use of reverse racism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reverse racism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Practical Guide to Racism
Presenting evidence that everyone should be hated, A Practical Guide to Racism contains sparkling bits of wisdom on such subjects as: · The good life enjoyed by blacks, who shuffle through life unhindered by the white man?s burdens, to ...
C. H. Dalton, 2007
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The Everyday Language of White Racism
The idea that affirmative action makes Whites victims of “reverse racism” erases any notion of White power or privilege, and casts White males especially as victims. Contributors to the message board proposed in all seriousness that “a white ...
Jane H. Hill, 2011
3
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial ...
of reverse racism are usually a white strategy to deny white racism and to counterattack attempts to promote racial justice. What is going on when white people claim reverse racism or claim to be victimized by people of color? Often we are ...
Paul Kivel, 2013
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Key Words in Multicultural Interventions: A Dictionary
REVERSE RACISM 223 ethnic group. The rejection of the majority group comes in the form of the perception that the majority group is oppressive, so all representations of the group are rejected in favor of one's own group. With respect to ...
Jeffery Scott Mio, 1999
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Social Psychology: Identities and Relationships
Here it might be apposite to say something about the notion of reverse racism. Very frequently, dominated racialised groups' defensive prejudices and discriminatory behaviours are characterised as reverse racism. This characterisation is ...
Kopano Ratele, Norman Duncan, 2003
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AMERICAN RACISM!
Today, racists are using a new term, “reverse racism”. The problems with that term are: 1) The definition of their new term is as wrong as racism. Reverse racism is actually when racists discontinue their hateful and evil ways, make a complete ...
DENNIS L. KIRKPATRICK, 2013
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Race and Ethnicity: The Key Concepts
While traditional forms of racism involve prejudice and discrimination on the part of whites against blacks, reverse racism is alleged to be a new form of anti— white racism practiced by blacks and/or the so—called civil rights establishment ...
Amy Elizabeth Ansell, 2013
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Race and the Foundations of Knowledge: Cultural Amnesia in ...
He describes the (1) “covert nature of racism,” (2) claims of “reverse racism,” (3) a political racial agenda that does not mention race, (4) invisibility of the reproduction of racism, and (5) a rearticulation of Jim Crow practices. An example of the ...
Joseph A. Young, Jana Evans Braziel, 2006
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Disoriented: Asian Americans, Law, and the Nation-State
We should transform "reverse racism" from a curse to an injunction (Reverse racism!). — David Roediger, Towards the Abolition ofWhiteness (1974) I am a product of affirmative action. Thus, to imagine a world without affirmative action would ...
Robert S. Chang, Ian Shapiro, 2000
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The Ethics of Transracial Adoption
of the best interests of individual children, do they engage in reverse racism? During the late 1980s and 1990s, public debate swirled around the issue of reverse racism, as whites sued employers and schools alleging that affirmative action ...
Hawley Grace Fogg-Davis, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REVERSE RACISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reverse racism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reclaim Australia Perth protesters face off with anti-racism activists
Anti-racism protesters have gathered to drown out a protest staged at Perth's ... He said he believed a kind of reverse racism had entered the Australian culture. «WA today, Jul 15»
2
Accusing this ethnic minority woman of 'hate speech' is small …
We do not live in such a system, we do not know of such a history, reverse racism and reverse sexism are not real." Put simply: men cannot experience sexism ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
3
'I can't be racist because I'm an ethnic minority woman', says …
She said: "There have been charges laid against me that I am racist and sexist towards white men. ... She said: "Reverse racism and reverse sexism are not real. «Evening Standard, May 15»
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5 Questions for Anyone Who Thinks They Are a Victim of 'Reverse
"Reverse racism is real. I know, because I was walking through a neighborhood and was harassed by a group of black people." Or "I had a conversation with a ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
5
If You Think 'Reverse Racism' Is Worse Than What Blacks Face …
Overall, white Americans believe that discrimination against whites (i.e., "reverse racism") is a more prevalent phenomenon than the racial discrimination African ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
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Lawsuit: Ex-employee accuses Olympia of reverse racism
A former Olympia employee has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit that accuses the city of reverse racism. The lawsuit was filed Jan. 12 by Eric Lakewold, who ... «The Olympian, Feb 15»
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Guest Column: Treat 'reverse racism' with zero tolerance
While such qualities in debate are critical during this period of alarming inter-racial suspicion, it is also important that “reverse racism,” where the non-dominant ... «Wicked Local Walpole, Jan 15»
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Kirsten Powers Smacks Down Eric Bolling's Racial Attack On Eric …
Bolling, who, as the white father of a white son will never have to have "the talk," then played the popular Fox reverse racism card when he spoke about how he ... «News Hounds, Aug 14»
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Reverse Racism: The Month in Review
This is a quizzical term to me that seems to support a trend of the even more misappropriated declaration of "reverse racism." They both are very persuading ... «Huffington Post, May 14»
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Donald Sterling Cops to Reverse Racism: 'The Team is Mostly Black …
SAN NARCISO, Calif. (Bennington Vale Evening Transcript) -- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver unleashed the association's harshest punishment against ... «Evening Transcript, Apr 14»

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