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Postracial 

To exist beyond the point where race is a consideration. Literally 'After Race'
An Obama Whitehouse is a significant step towards a Postracial America

or the less convincing...

"I am the face of Postracial America!"
~Tracy Morgan Jan 11th, 2009.
Postracial by Strangehouse January 14, 2009
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post-racial 

–adjective.
beyond discussions of race & racism
Origin: 2008–10, Americanism

Word Origin & History

A term used to describe a society or time period in which discussions around race and racism have been deemed no longer relevant to current social dynamics. Popularized after the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States of America in 2009.
"What? He called you the n-word? I'm sure he didn't mean it in a bad way, because our society is post-racial now."

"Mexicans are always complaining about racism, man. When are they going to figure out that we live in a post-racial society and just get over it?"

"He is post-racial...um...you know I forgot he was black for an hour (but only for an hour)..." ---Chris Matthews
post-racial by Godheval February 12, 2010

post-racial 

An utterly imaginary and fictional term, much like "pixie-dust" because there is no such thing.

The idea of a post-racial America is comforting to many, yet that does not make the idea reality.

Maybe one day America will truly be post-racial but the election of an African-American president does not mean the nation as a whole has moved beyond all racial issues and racist points of view.

Maybe election of a Black president (defined as one descended from American slave ancestry) would move us even closer to post-racial.
Welcome to post-racial America
What is post-racial?
Post-racial America isn't here yet
The illusion of post-racial America
post-racial by -H- June 29, 2009

post-racial 

Commonly confused to mean "a society one generation removed from an era of prevalent racism", it is in fact a reference to the newly developed ability of racists to "post" their perennial screeds on the Internet through the use of blogs and message boards.
It is no surprise that since the election, nut jobs have come out of the wood work on to their computers to post-racial rants against Obama.
post-racial by OhcaptainMycaptain November 22, 2009

Post-racial 

The act of blogging racist statements without feeling guilty. Or a type of blog that makes racist statements while trying to be ironic, and failing miserably. Often preceded with the statement, "I'm not trying to be racist but..."
Did you see that post-racial tumblr picture of those high school students posing with slanty eyes? I'm not trying to be racist, but I totally reblogged it with a gif of a someone pretending to eat a cat.
Post-racial by GenghisPenguin January 11, 2013
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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