Racist
adjective
Showing a belief that one race is superior to others.
Tom's behavior towards his Asian colleagues was racist.
Often appears as...
- racist behavior
- racist comment
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who believes that a particular race is superior to others.
Discriminators and racists should not be given any platform to spread hatred.
Often appears as...
- acute racist
- convicted racist
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Showing a belief that one race is superior to others.
Tom's behavior towards his Asian colleagues was racist.
Often appears as...
- racist behavior
- racist comment
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who believes that a particular race is superior to others.
Discriminators and racists should not be given any platform to spread hatred.
Often appears as...
- acute racist
- convicted racist
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Certain words or actions may be racist in one context but not in another; it's about the intent and belief behind them.
Describing someone's skin color isn't racist if it's done without implying superiority.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Some phrases or jokes may seem harmless to some but are actually racist, so always be culturally aware.
Complimenting someone for being 'articulate' can be seen as racist if implying surprise based on their race.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Color
Racism also involves ethnicity, nationality, or heritage, not just skin color.
Saying a certain nationality is prone to crime is racist.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Certain words or actions may be racist in one context but not in another; it's about the intent and belief behind them.
Describing someone's skin color isn't racist if it's done without implying superiority.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Some phrases or jokes may seem harmless to some but are actually racist, so always be culturally aware.
Complimenting someone for being 'articulate' can be seen as racist if implying surprise based on their race.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Color
Racism also involves ethnicity, nationality, or heritage, not just skin color.
Saying a certain nationality is prone to crime is racist.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Certain words or actions may be racist in one context but not in another; it's about the intent and belief behind them.
Describing someone's skin color isn't racist if it's done without implying superiority.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Some phrases or jokes may seem harmless to some but are actually racist, so always be culturally aware.
Complimenting someone for being 'articulate' can be seen as racist if implying surprise based on their race.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Color
Racism also involves ethnicity, nationality, or heritage, not just skin color.
Saying a certain nationality is prone to crime is racist.
Compare with
bigotchauvinisticdiscriminatoryintolerantnationalistprejudicesupremacistxenophobe
Never forget "Racist"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
Unconscious bias is not the same as conscious discrimination. I'm not saying that in all of you, there's a secret sexist or racist or ageist lurking within, waiting to get out. That's not what I'm saying. We all have our biases. They're the filters through which we see the world around us.
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
And the increased competition and influx of European weapons fueled warfare and instability that continues to this day. The Atlantic slave trade also contributed to the development of racist ideology. Most African slavery had no deeper reason than legal punishment or intertribal warfare,
Video examples
How one tweet can ruin...
It did mine, and I thought what everybody thought that night, which was, "Wow, somebody's screwed! Somebody's life is about to get terrible!" And I sat up in my bed, and I put the pillow behind my head, and then I thought, I'm not entirely sure that joke was intended to be racist.
Video examples
The three rules of...
the most racist movies of all time we only know how to tell you you're doing it wrong and this is typical for how we talk about race right we shame malicious actors which we absolutely should but we don't really distinguish between people who are being malicious and people who
Video examples
A Black man goes...
You see, nature doesn't care about your race. That's man-made. Nature just cares about healthy organisms, and your precious ethnic features are expendable to that aim. So the moment that you let go of that racist identity and relatch onto humanity, all your problems go away.
Video examples
I grew up in the...
We've broken the world into us and them, only emerging from our bunkers long enough to lob rhetorical grenades at the other camp. We write off half the country as out-of-touch liberal elites or racist misogynist bullies. No nuance, no complexity, no humanity.
Video examples
Skinheads Recruiting...
stage in life that they will act on pretty convincingly for a long long time i mean any cult recruits at that age online the racist skinheads often code their messages to create an in-group of knowing people
Video examples
The difference between...
that are leading to justice and equity for all. And so I think we should be very clear about whether we're expressing racist ideas, about whether we're supporting racist policies, and admit when we are,
Video examples
Why Brexit happened --...
That complete meltdown was made even worse by the most tragic element of levels of xenophobia and racist abuse in the streets of Britain at a level that I have never seen before in my lifetime.
Video examples
My descent into...
But then my life changed. At 19 years old, I met a girl who was not in the movement, who didn't have a racist bone in her body, and I fell in love with her.
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
Unconscious bias is not the same as conscious discrimination. I'm not saying that in all of you, there's a secret sexist or racist or ageist lurking within, waiting to get out. That's not what I'm saying. We all have our biases. They're the filters through which we see the world around us.
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
And the increased competition and influx of European weapons fueled warfare and instability that continues to this day. The Atlantic slave trade also contributed to the development of racist ideology. Most African slavery had no deeper reason than legal punishment or intertribal warfare,
Video examples
How one tweet can ruin...
It did mine, and I thought what everybody thought that night, which was, "Wow, somebody's screwed! Somebody's life is about to get terrible!" And I sat up in my bed, and I put the pillow behind my head, and then I thought, I'm not entirely sure that joke was intended to be racist.
Video examples
The three rules of...
the most racist movies of all time we only know how to tell you you're doing it wrong and this is typical for how we talk about race right we shame malicious actors which we absolutely should but we don't really distinguish between people who are being malicious and people who
Video examples
A Black man goes...
You see, nature doesn't care about your race. That's man-made. Nature just cares about healthy organisms, and your precious ethnic features are expendable to that aim. So the moment that you let go of that racist identity and relatch onto humanity, all your problems go away.
Video examples
I grew up in the...
We've broken the world into us and them, only emerging from our bunkers long enough to lob rhetorical grenades at the other camp. We write off half the country as out-of-touch liberal elites or racist misogynist bullies. No nuance, no complexity, no humanity.
Video examples
Skinheads Recruiting...
stage in life that they will act on pretty convincingly for a long long time i mean any cult recruits at that age online the racist skinheads often code their messages to create an in-group of knowing people
Video examples
The difference between...
that are leading to justice and equity for all. And so I think we should be very clear about whether we're expressing racist ideas, about whether we're supporting racist policies, and admit when we are,
Video examples
Why Brexit happened --...
That complete meltdown was made even worse by the most tragic element of levels of xenophobia and racist abuse in the streets of Britain at a level that I have never seen before in my lifetime.
Video examples
My descent into...
But then my life changed. At 19 years old, I met a girl who was not in the movement, who didn't have a racist bone in her body, and I fell in love with her.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Shelby Steele
American Author
Whites know never tell blacks what you really think and what you really feel because you risk being seen as a racist. And the result of that is that to a degree, we as blacks live in a bubble. Nobody tells us the truth. Nobody tells us what they would do if they were in our situation. Nobody really helps us.
Quote examples
Patrisse Cullors
American Activist
Generations of black women have anxiously watched as our children walk out into a world set against them. We teach them how to respond to police and how to react to racist comments, knowing that these lessons are not guaranteed to protect our children.
Quote examples
Peter Hollingworth
Australian Clergyman
I think the truth is, we are all racist, really, when it comes down to it. I think all of us have to check ourselves from time to time, and say, 'Look, that sort of attitude isn't good enough.' It takes discipline to keep our prejudices out.
Quote examples
Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
We have been fed so many false narratives, many of them racialized to deliberately feed a racist agenda. It's important to address and dig into that wherever you can.
Quote examples
Joe Thomas
English Actor
Antiracism is direct opposition to any idea that supposes one race is better than any other in any respect.
Quote examples
Kinky Friedman
American Singer
I never apologize for the truth. And the truth here is that racists come in many different colors.
Quote examples
Sarah Silverman
American Comedian
Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.
Quote examples
Val Kilmer
American Actor
You can ask anyone who knows me, I've never said a racist or prejudiced thing in my life.
Quote examples
Kirsten Powers
American Author
If you support somebody who does racist things, that makes you racist.
Quote examples
Joyner Lucas
American Poet
I think everybody's gone through some racist moment in their life.
Quote examples
Shelby Steele
American Author
Whites know never tell blacks what you really think and what you really feel because you risk being seen as a racist. And the result of that is that to a degree, we as blacks live in a bubble. Nobody tells us the truth. Nobody tells us what they would do if they were in our situation. Nobody really helps us.
Quote examples
Patrisse Cullors
American Activist
Generations of black women have anxiously watched as our children walk out into a world set against them. We teach them how to respond to police and how to react to racist comments, knowing that these lessons are not guaranteed to protect our children.
Quote examples
Peter Hollingworth
Australian Clergyman
I think the truth is, we are all racist, really, when it comes down to it. I think all of us have to check ourselves from time to time, and say, 'Look, that sort of attitude isn't good enough.' It takes discipline to keep our prejudices out.
Quote examples
Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
We have been fed so many false narratives, many of them racialized to deliberately feed a racist agenda. It's important to address and dig into that wherever you can.
Quote examples
Joe Thomas
English Actor
Antiracism is direct opposition to any idea that supposes one race is better than any other in any respect.
Quote examples
Kinky Friedman
American Singer
I never apologize for the truth. And the truth here is that racists come in many different colors.
Quote examples
Sarah Silverman
American Comedian
Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.
Quote examples
Val Kilmer
American Actor
You can ask anyone who knows me, I've never said a racist or prejudiced thing in my life.
Quote examples
Kirsten Powers
American Author
If you support somebody who does racist things, that makes you racist.
Quote examples
Joyner Lucas
American Poet
I think everybody's gone through some racist moment in their life.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension