Definitions

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  • noun A believer or advocate of racialism, a theory that race determines human capabilities.
  • noun UK, dated A racist.

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  • noun a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others

Etymologies

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racial +‎ -ist

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Examples

  • Or it's a matter of semantics when they claim that Sonia Sotomayor is a "racialist" which, far as I can tell, is the smooth jazz version of being a racist.

    John Ridley: Never Mind the Race Haters, Remember Loving Day 2009

  • Was that a "racialist" violation of the color-blind dream of Martin Luther King, Jr., as the strident Right has come to compress the righteous prophet?

    Jonathan Rieder: Final Thoughts on Beer Summits and Postracial Paradoxes 2009

  • Yes, today "racialist" and "racist" are generally viewed as synonmys, mostly due to the fact that "racist" has become such a huge word in our society that any difference between it and

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • Yes, today "racialist" and "racist" are generally viewed as synonmys, mostly due to the fact that "racist" has become such a huge word in our society that any difference between it and

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • At least Blumental in his article is kind enough to refer to Brimelow as a "racialist," not a "racist."

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles 2009

  • But I don't accept the term "racialist" because I think most people don't distinguish between it and

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles 2009

  • People always get pissed at me because they think I am a "racialist".

    field negro 2009

  • At least Blumental in his article is kind enough to refer to Brimelow as a "racialist," not a "racist."

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles 2009

  • But I don't accept the term "racialist" because I think most people don't distinguish between it and

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles 2009

  • At least Blumental in his article is kind enough to refer to Brimelow as a "racialist," not a "racist."

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles 2009

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