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observationalist

An observationalist is a person who makes a statement based on real-world assessments (observational comment) about specific people, places, and events happening around them. Observations are unlike racist or stereotype comments that are generalized statements about a group of people.

Antonyms: racism, stereotypes.

Remember kids, it's cool to be an observationalist. However, tossing around stereotypes or racist comments is never cool. Know the difference!
Stereotype: "All Asians are good at math."

An Observationalist says: "Those Asian kids (over there) are human Ti89s. Each one of them scored in the 98% percentile or higher of the math section of the SATs."

Stereotype: "All priests rape little boys."

An Observationalist says: "That priest is a pedophile. I saw him ask an eight year old boy if he could pillage his cornhole with the holy disco stick."
observationalist by JewClaw May 17, 2011

Observasive 

The act of presenting personal observation as fact to further a cause.
Was Bush being observasive when justifing the invasion of Iraq?
Observasive by Cosmo Polaski September 12, 2006

observation engineer

an unskilled individual who watches others perform a job task
It takes one person to screw in a light bulb and one observation engineer to watch.

observatism 

noun : An act or instance of viewing or noting a fact or occurrence of stupidity that will need to be revisited and discussed at a later time.
so many observatisms, so little time
observatism by vdog33 December 7, 2010

observate 

to observe a person place or thing.
can you help me to observate the white van on the corner. it appears to be spying on me.
observate by jonathan owens December 6, 2007

observatize 

the initiating act of observing
First thing I have to do is observatize the situation.
observatize by Kimmi K & Annalee September 26, 2015