as in supremacist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others
a racist facing hate crime charges
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Recent Examples of racist
But the company was also hit by harsh criticism for its use of mostly white models and for selling T-shirts that were deemed racist.
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Adam Reiss, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Some background: On Sunday evening, Trump’s MSG rally was loaded with speakers who spewed an unending barrage of racist, misogynist and homophobic slurs barely disguised as jokes.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
That’s because Trump only cares about his popularity with the loudest white racists, not people like us.
—Rashad Robinson, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
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Adam Reiss, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Some background: On Sunday evening, Trump’s MSG rally was loaded with speakers who spewed an unending barrage of racist, misogynist and homophobic slurs barely disguised as jokes.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
That’s because Trump only cares about his popularity with the loudest white racists, not people like us.
—Rashad Robinson, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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