pseudoracism
nounEtymology From pseudo- + racism.
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Rare Discrimination which is similar to but not necessarily the same as racism, for example because it occurs between castes or between members of the same group.
- Senghor's rhetoric and innocent pseudoracism can be irritating. Negritude has at least two dimensions — that of rediscovery and that of political reorientation. […]1982, Pen International:
- Under the heading "Somos una sociedad racista" ("We Are a Racist Society") she concludes: "I would like to return to the questions that I raised at the beginning. The theme treated is racism, we do not find another word. It is not pseudoracism or quasiracism."1992, Marvin A. Lewis, Ethnicity and Identity in Contemporary Afro-Venezuelan Literature: A Culturalist Approach:
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- Following years of Euro colonization and/or domination Chicano(a), Asian and African Americans act out racist behaviors. The result is pseudo-racism whereby those lighter-skinned assume the psychological demeanor of a dominant group.2002, Ronald E. Hall, “Pseudo-racism among Chicano(a), Asian and African Americans: implications of the black/white dichotomy”, in The Social Science Journal, volume 39, issue 1, 2002, pages 109-112; abstract:
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