Racial othering is when white people are treated as the norm, while Black, Indigenous, and people of color are treated as “different.”It stems from a phenomenon called the white default, which defines white people as the standard for behavior, appearance, and culture.
Source: Racial Wellness, a book by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah
Source: Racial Wellness, a book by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah
by Racial Wellness September 19, 2023
by timelesspalace March 13, 2021
A person who seeks to date or engage in sexual encounters with individuals of specific race(s) for thrills, as a bucket list item and/or to produce racially ambiguous offsprings.
by youthoughtiwasfeelingyou??? November 13, 2022
by Latishajane6 May 04, 2019
by TheDoggoDude December 05, 2021
calling something out as racist in a humorous/facetious way--this term is nonsense and is exclusively used ironically
Brother (white american): Hey are you taking spanish next year
Sister (white american): No thats appropriation
Sister 2 (white american): yea wtf thats like totally quasi racial
Brother: *disbelief*/*laughs* "what?"
Sister (white american): No thats appropriation
Sister 2 (white american): yea wtf thats like totally quasi racial
Brother: *disbelief*/*laughs* "what?"
by conchoidally August 20, 2024
A merger of the words "racially" and "marginalized." Refers to someone who is pushed to the fringes of society because of his or her race.
At a debate, one of the participants refused to acknowledge his opponent came from a racialized community, saying instead that racism was a state of mind and not real.
by BlastFurnace September 20, 2023