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Racism Everywhere Syndrome (RES)

Racism Everywhere Syndrome (RES) is an informal term used to describe a phenomenon in which an individual interprets neutral or innocent subjects as racist due to their own subconscious associations. Instead of recognizing the thought as originating from themselves, the person externalizes it and labels the subject as racist.

Definition

RES has been described as a type of cognitive projection, where one’s own implicit associations are attributed to an outside object, character, or symbol. Proponents of the term argue that a truly non-racist individual would not make such associations in the first place.

Characteristics

Typical features of RES include:

Overinterpretation: assigning racist intent to symbols, colors, or characters with no evidence of such intent.

Projection: transferring one’s own subconscious thought onto an external subject.

Moral signaling: publicly accusing neutral subjects of racism as a way of demonstrating personal anti-racist values.

Examples

Interpreting a fictional character’s dark fur, clothing, or traits as racist stereotypes, despite no evidence of authorial intent.

Viewing ordinary colors, shapes, or symbols as inherently racist.
“Claiming that chess is racist because the white pieces move first is just another case of RES.”
“She said that a coffee shop menu was racist because it uses the term ‘black coffee.’ She definitely suffers from Racism Everywhere Syndrome (RES).”
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Racism

Robo dino 1: Holy shit is that the austrian painter on a stegosaur?
Robo dino 2: Genghis Von
Robo dino 3: Racism
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techno-racism

The event where a piece of hardware or software limits functionality based on race. Sometimes due to primitive technology or developer oversight.
1. My black friend can't play Eye Toy Play on the Playstation 2 due to his dark skin not being detected by the camera. This game is techno-racism at its finest.
by superllama May 13, 2014
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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
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sexy racism

Stereotypes that one may find alluring and attractive sexually.
Buster: You really like Jewish people, huh?
Scooter: Yeah, I just want to find a nice Jewish lover. I can understand how that is problematic and it can be argued that i's racist.
Buster: Yeah, but it's sexy racism.
by ScottsMcgee May 16, 2018
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Unconscious racism

White people being racist, but thinking they aren’t, and ignoring the facts when confronted.
Asian woman: Hello, welcome
White person: Heh-low (in a terrible Asian accent)
Confronter: That’s racist; you said hello in a mocking accent

WP: No!1!1!1!1! I did not!1!1!1!1
Confronter: No dude, that’s unconscious racism
by Lyric_Gil March 15, 2019
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Eye Racism

Questioning a person about where they are Looking
Girl: why are you looking at :Me That’s Eye Racism
by Annoying267 January 13, 2020
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