Racial Gaslighting

Racial gaslighting is when Black, Indigenous, and people of color confront the ways they have experienced racism, and an individual, group, or institution (such as the media, legal system, or government) tries to make them doubt their experience, often to maintain control, avoid taking accountability, or conduct
normalized racial abuse.

Source: Racial Wellness, a book by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah

Ella realized that when Bryan tried to deny her lived experiences with racism, he was subjecting her to racial gaslighting.

by Racial Wellness September 18, 2023

Racial Incel

Someone of one race who is inconsolably upset and angry they will never be a member of another race.

ABC is pissed that they’re brown and will never be white. He’s a racial incel.

by tokyoracer January 5, 2025

racial capitalism

A social and economic system of removing social and economic value using markers associated with race (e.g. such as dark skin or people of African descent) while attributing social and economic value using markers associated with race (e.g., white/light skin or people of European descent).

Example - Wealth is assigned to predominately white U.S. neighborhoods at higher rates than predominately Black, Hispanic, or Latinx neighborhoods. As more middle and upper class White families move into neighborhoods (gentrification) the property values increase but the reverse happens when Black families move into formally homogenized White neighborhoods.

See Cedric Robinson and Charles Mill's work around racial capitalism.

Racial capitalism has assigned value to Whiteness in that those of European descent are often given lower interest rates on loans than those who are not.

by EquityLLC February 9, 2022

Racial Chameleon

Someone whose race is indecipherable

Obama is a racial chameleon, sometimes black, sometimes not.

by Micro's Friend November 3, 2015

Racial Stranding

Or Racially Stranded. It happens when a multiracial person doesn't feel belong to either race of his parents. It is an "In Between" state.

Similar to Culture Stranding

Matt's white friends think he is to "Asian" and his Asian friends think he is too "White"; Matt is in a Racial Stranding

by Jove Hue October 16, 2019

Racial Racism

Being racist to your own kind about being racist.

Koreans are the main cause of this problem, in their search for some Pussy.
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Andy: Hey I can I eat your pussy?
Jade: No
Andy: That's fine I'll just settle for Cale's Cat.
Andy: I hate Koreans, always eating Cats, fuck those racists ching chongs.

Racial Racism because Andy is being racist to racist Koreans being racist.

by Lettuce (Vegan Fucker) August 10, 2016

Racial Apathy

Racial apathy is a form of emotional neglect toward Black, Indigenous, and people of color rooted in the biased belief that we do not feel pain. When people are viewed as "less human", it becomes easier to neglect their pain.

Source: Racial Wellness, by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah

The way the media view wars, disasters, and viruses in predominantly white areas as more worthy of media coverage than those affecting areas where communities of color reside is a clear sign of racial apathy.

by Racial Wellness September 18, 2023