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Non-racialism became the official state policy of South Africa after April 1994, [1] and it is enshrined in Chapter One of the Constitution of South Africa. The term has been criticized as vague, and carrying different meanings even among people sharing the same ideological tradition. [2] The earliest use of the term was by Karl Polanyi in the ...
Anti-racism has taken various forms such as consciousness-raising activities aimed at educating people about the ways they may perpetuate racism, enhancing cross-cultural understanding between racial groups, countering "everyday" racism in institutional settings, and combating extremist right-wing neo-Nazi and neo-Fascist groups.
The way racism causes people to view the world is very different from the way non-racists view the world. To a non-racist person, the difference in wealth and power between two races is usually seen as a problem that should be corrected. To a racist person, this can be seen as the inevitable and obvious result of the perceived differences in races.
Merriam-Webster's decision to revise the definition of racism raises long-standing questions about the politics of dictionaries.
An entry in the Oxford English Dictionary (2008) defines racialism as "[a]n earlier term than racism, but now largely superseded by it", and cites the term "racialism" in a 1902 quote. [19] The revised Oxford English Dictionary cites the shorter term "racism" in a quote from the year 1903. [20]
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Kennedy Mitchum expected little in return after emailing Merriam- Webster about its standing definition of the word racism. The 22-year-old was surprised to receive a response from the editor of ...
(Italy) a neutral term used by people from Sardinia and Sicily to indicate someone's origin from the Italian peninsula; [180] [181] in Sardinia, the word has taken on the general meaning of "non-Sardinian." [182] Dago (US) a person of Italian descent. Possibly originally from the common Spanish first name Diego. Eyetie