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antiracism

antiracism

1 4.1
The practice of opposing racism and supporting equal treatment of all races
  • noun
  • /ˌæn.tiˈreɪ.sɪ.zəm/
translation icon : antirracismo
  • With so much real racism about, it's destructive of the antiracism movement to cry wolf at the drop of a hat.
  • name of antiracism

Examples

  • The students organized a workshop to promote antiracism and discuss ways to achieve racial equality.

  • In more recent years, antiracism education has joined forces with those who fight discrimination of other kinds.

    Academic text (1996)
  • White students, however, reported gaining more from the dialogues than did students of color; dialogue helped them challenge their feelings and opinions about race and motivated them to become more involved in antiracism efforts.

    Academic text (2006)
  • It isn't a case of feminism vs. antiracism; the two struggles can't be separated.

    Academic text (2009)
  • More importantly, they shouldn't feel the need to sacrifice female empowerment for the sake of minority rights, because the struggles of feminism and antiracism are inextricably linked.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Activists are working hard to raise awareness about antiracism in their community.

  • She writes articles that focus on antiracism and the importance of celebrating diversity.

Synonyms

antidiscrimination
vsantiracism
4.3

That prevents unfair treatment of people because of race, gender, or religion

focuses only on opposing racial injustice and promoting racial equality
antibias
vsantiracism
5.5

A program or policy that helps prevent unfair treatment of people

is a broader active stance against racial injustice beyond formal programs

Antonyms

racism
  • Offensive
496 3.0

Treating people unfairly because of their race

How Antiracist

antiracism
1 4.1
nonracist
1 4.2
racism
  • Offensive
496 3.0

Surface Forms

antiracism singular
antiracisms plural

Morphology

antiracism = racism (transparent) = anti + race + ism

The word is transparently formed by adding the productive prefix 'anti-' to 'racism', yielding opposition to racism.

Etymology

The word antiracism is made of anti- meaning 'against', as in anti-bullying, and racism, which means 'unfair treatment because of race'. So antiracism is about acting 'against' racism and working for equal treatment.