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1) 99.99% of all Conservatives. 2) An irrational, and usually unfounded fear of foreigners. 3) A word often seen in SAT practice books/tests, but rarely used in everyday speech or text. 1) Although absolutely EVERYONE in America is the descendent of an immigrant, the Conservatives' xenophobic attitude makes modern immigration difficult.
2) Bob is so xenophobic! Did you see the way he freaked out in front of that exchange student? 3) Although we were forced to memorize it's definition, xenophobia never once showed up on the SAT. |
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The term 'xenophobia' is typically used to denote a phobic attitude towards foreigners or strangers, or even of the unknown. Racism in general is described as a form of xenophobia. -"Why do we have to have white people at the front of the bus, and black people at the back of the bus? Why can't we all be green?"
-"Light green at the front of the bus, and dark green at the back please!" |
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| 2. | xenophobia | ||
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having a fear or hatred of foreigners; racism Americans showed a strong feeling of xenophobia during The Red Scare.
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one of humanity's poorer acquisitions;
being scared of multi-ethnicism. A: "whitepower!"
B, to C: "what's wrong with that poor kid?" C: "suffering from xenophobia..." |
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| 4. | xenophobia | ||
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Taken to the extreme, an irrational fear of strangers or more broadly, a fear of those who are different. Taken in a more moderate way, a rational fear of those who are different in some significant way, such as race, ethnicity, culture, politics, religion. Since people live together in families and communities where blood ties and cultural similarities foster cooperation, those who are different undermine this social solidarity. The very presence of people who are different in appearance or belief or language make the majority of people in a community wary of those who do not share a common interest in preserving the dominant group.
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This fear is justified since people naturally view those who look, believe, and act in a similar manner as extensions of themselves. Since people are naturally selfish, they will lend aid and befriend those whom they see as similar to themselves. Conversely, since people are naturally selfish and seek to dominate others to enhance their own power, they will naturally first seek to dominate those who are different. People who are different are more likely to be seen as objects rather than fellow humans. When confronted with these threats to social cooperation based on viewing others as objects, it is rational to foster laws, social and economic policy, and attitudes that preserve one's own kind in power. To do otherwise is to hand power over to those who will destroy one's own way of... |
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and; incredibly well put together, rockin' 5-piece girl band from vancouver bc, combining a variety of punk rock, and classic rock styles. Arrived on the underground scene around late 2002. Very innovative senses for scene fashion but should not be discredited as they're lyrics are conceptual and very artistic. Xenophobia is the best band to hit the scene. Better than Human Puke Shield, Marie 43, and Artificial Sugar combined. Amen.
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| 6. | Xenophobia | ||
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The fear that an independent senator will derail your nation's economy for the sake of grandstanding over his pet issue. "Did you hear that Independent Nick Xenophon voted against the economic stimulus package, until the government agreed to pay nearly $2 Billion into the Murray-Darling region?"
"Yeah, and half the country's now got a bad case of Xenophobia." |
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A fear of the evil alien from Scientology. Scientologist: Xenu is coming. He will destroy you. You must remove the souls from your body so he can't eat you!
Person: Wow, that's a new one. Xenophobic much? Scientologist: Xenophobia??? Are you a... noof? |
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