Environmental racism is a type of discrimination where people of low-income or minority communities are forced to live in close proximity of environmentally hazardous or degraded environments, such as toxic waste, pollution and urban decay.
Cases of environmental racism have been documented around the world, with one of the first high-profile cases occurring in the 1980s in Warren County, North Carolina, when a hazardous waste landfill was constructed in the small, predominately African-American community.
by kathym November 30, 2016
Get the environmental racism mug.The beliefs attitudes, and actions of individuals that support or perpetuate racism. Individual racism can occur at both an unconscious and conscious level, and can be both active and passive.
Individual Racism at the subconscious level. A White person who locks their car doors when a Black man walks by, refuses to date an Asian men because of their emasculation, refuses to date a Black women because of her attitude, doesn't want to hire a Latino because they are lazy (these are all stereotypes that he/she may believe)
Individual Racism at the conscious level is having an acknowledged prejudice against People of Color.
Individual Racism at the conscious level is having an acknowledged prejudice against People of Color.
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Belief in or advocacy of preferential treatment for or unusual burdens upon persons of a particular race, because of that race rather than other reasons.
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There is only one race : the Human Race
There is only one race : the Human Race
"Those persons of a different race ! I'm voicing an I'll informed, erroneous opinion based on ethnic and cultural differences and call it Racism!"
"Say what you want, but remember it's YOUR words. You have to keep them, because your words are telling me about you, not them. It's not racism, it's being a jerk.
"Say what you want, but remember it's YOUR words. You have to keep them, because your words are telling me about you, not them. It's not racism, it's being a jerk.
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Racist:"All black people lie, steal and cheat- its in their genes."
Actual:"All people lie, steal and cheat- its in their genes."
Actual:"All people lie, steal and cheat- its in their genes."
by D. May 4, 2003
Get the racism mug.The belief that the human specie is somehow subdivided into subspecies, usually identified by an undefinable quantity of skin pigment. i.e. racism is any belief that there are such things as human races.
Non-racist: "What's a race?"
Racism: "I am white, black, yellow, green, etc."
Ultra racism:"You are racist"
Racism: "I am white, black, yellow, green, etc."
Ultra racism:"You are racist"
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Noun
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior
Phobia
Noun
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
Racismophobia is the fear of being seen incorrectly as a racist by normies and snowflakes for stating facts or using common sense.
Racismophobics are not racists, however they are constantly fearful of being seen as one due to societies current perversion of the word racist.
This can stop them making rational and sensible decisions and taking measures which are required for their own good or safety or the good and safety of others, making them weak and cucks to any poc, religion or ideology.
Racismophobia has now overthrown common sense, morality, economics and science in such places as the UK, where it's completely legal to marry your first cousin - keeping this practice illegal may make the political party look racist as it's predominantly Indians and Muslims who marry their first cousins. Never mind that Muslim isn't a race.
Even though birth defects are incredibly higher in babies born of parents who are first cousins, resulting in less enjoyment of life for the child and a big burden on the health system, education system and welfare system, being seen as rayciss is literally the worst thing in the world!
Noun
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior
Phobia
Noun
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
Racismophobia is the fear of being seen incorrectly as a racist by normies and snowflakes for stating facts or using common sense.
Racismophobics are not racists, however they are constantly fearful of being seen as one due to societies current perversion of the word racist.
This can stop them making rational and sensible decisions and taking measures which are required for their own good or safety or the good and safety of others, making them weak and cucks to any poc, religion or ideology.
Racismophobia has now overthrown common sense, morality, economics and science in such places as the UK, where it's completely legal to marry your first cousin - keeping this practice illegal may make the political party look racist as it's predominantly Indians and Muslims who marry their first cousins. Never mind that Muslim isn't a race.
Even though birth defects are incredibly higher in babies born of parents who are first cousins, resulting in less enjoyment of life for the child and a big burden on the health system, education system and welfare system, being seen as rayciss is literally the worst thing in the world!
Boss - lock away XYZ hair products as we've just finished a stocktake and those are the ones being stolen the most.
Worker - no we can't do that, those products are used by African Americans and they might take offence to only their products being locked away..
Boss - it's got nothing to do with race, simply those products are being stolen far more than others and we are losing money. But yeah you're right, that would just look racist, I won't take corrective measures to prevent loss from my business.
Cuz raycissim is literally the worst thing in the world!
The boss is suffering from racismophobia
Worker - no we can't do that, those products are used by African Americans and they might take offence to only their products being locked away..
Boss - it's got nothing to do with race, simply those products are being stolen far more than others and we are losing money. But yeah you're right, that would just look racist, I won't take corrective measures to prevent loss from my business.
Cuz raycissim is literally the worst thing in the world!
The boss is suffering from racismophobia
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