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An entry in the Oxford English Dictionary (2008) defines racialism as "[a]n earlier term than racism, but now largely superseded by it", and cites the term "racialism" in a 1902 quote.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]
A controversial etymological claim is that the term emerged from the practice of paying a bounty for Indians, and that "redskin" refers to the bloody scalp of Native Americans. [50] Although official documents do not use the word in this way, a historical association between the use of "redskin" and the paying of bounties can be made.
(US) 19th century term for black people. [36] Sooty a term for a black person, originated in the U.S. in the 1950s. [43] Spade a term for a black person, [44] first recorded in 1928, [45] from the playing cards suit. Spook a black person. Tar baby (US) a black person, especially a child. [46] Tea bag
Latinos have grown up hearing someone be called "negrita" or "negrito," but the Spanish term, a diminutive of Black, stirs debate over whether it's a term of endearment or a legacy of a racist past.
Cartoon by John Tenniel published following Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.The phrase itself came into use more than 100 years later. "Playing the race card" is an idiomatic phrase that refers to the exploitation by someone of either racist or anti-racist attitudes in the audience in order to gain an advantage.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 signed a bill into law that bans use of the word “squaw” in future place names and ordered the agency rename all places that used the slur, including on ...
President John F. Kennedy called for a new bill in his televised Civil Rights Address of June 11, 1963, [24] asking for legislation "giving all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the public—hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, and similar establishments" as well as "greater protection for the right to vote".
One "Saturday Night Live" skit called "Gen Z Hospital" was supposed to make fun of the way young people talk, but people on Twitter pointed out many of the words they used actually come from AAE.