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antiblack

antiblack

1 8.8
Thinking badly of or treating Black people unfairly
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntiˈblæk/
  • Slur
: antinegro (ofensivo)
  • Many activists are working to raise awareness and combat antiblack discrimination in society.

Examples

  • Despite having protested participation in the Chicago fair, Penn did not view the separate Negro Building as a compromise to his earlier stance that building racial solidarity could be a practical bulwark against antiblack racism in America.

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  • In recent years, there has been a significant movement to address antiblack bias within law enforcement practices.

  • Because antiblack racism excluded most black residents from "technical work in the factories" except as woodcutters, laborers, or stevedores, they instead chose to farm.

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  • (And this is a larger pattern in anthropology, especially around when, where, and how black anthropologists can talk about race, whiteness/white supremacy, and antiblack racism.

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  • The documentary highlighted the impact of antiblack attitudes on education and employment opportunities.

Synonyms

racist
vsantiblack
  • Offensive
490 5.3

Showing dislike or unfair treatment of people of other races

targets Black people specifically rather than prejudice against any race

Antonyms

inclusive
85 4.1

Including all the things or people mentioned, even the limits

antiracist
1 4.1

Opposes racism and acts to make life fair for people of different races

How Prejudiced

racist
  • Offensive
490 5.3
antiblack
  • Slur
1 8.8
bigoted
  • Offensive
39 7.8
biased
152 4.0
prejudiced
42 5.0

Surface Forms

antiblack positive

Morphology

antiblack = black (semi-transparent) = anti + black

The form clearly combines anti- with black, but the specific sense 'prejudiced against Black people' is a specialized social meaning rather than a fully literal opposition to the colour black.

Etymology

Antiblack combines the prefix anti- meaning 'against' with black, so it names attitudes or actions that are against Black people and show prejudice or discrimination.