as in supremacist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others
a racist facing hate crime charges
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Musk has been particularly vocal about these issues, calling DEI initiatives wasteful and racist.
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G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Erivo is joined in the category by the Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres and the Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón, who has ceased campaigning for the award in light of a deluge of resurfaced social media posts that exhibit extreme racist and Islamophobic views.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
How Bill Russell Changed the Game, On and Off the Court
NBA player and coach Bill Russell was a leader and legend, fighting for civil rights even as racists harassed him from the sidelines.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
But he was fired just four days later following fan outcry over surfaced recordings of him using racist, including anti-Chinese, and homophobic slurs on his podcast.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Erivo is joined in the category by the Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres and the Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón, who has ceased campaigning for the award in light of a deluge of resurfaced social media posts that exhibit extreme racist and Islamophobic views.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
How Bill Russell Changed the Game, On and Off the Court
NBA player and coach Bill Russell was a leader and legend, fighting for civil rights even as racists harassed him from the sidelines.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
But he was fired just four days later following fan outcry over surfaced recordings of him using racist, including anti-Chinese, and homophobic slurs on his podcast.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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