racism

razzismo, discriminazione razziale

Trattamento ingiusto o idee negative sulle persone a causa della loro razza o origine etnica.

In inglese semplice: Unfair treatment of people, or negative beliefs about them, because of their race or ethnic background.

• She experienced racism at work.
• The players reported racism from some fans.
• How can schools help children challenge racism?

Come si usa: racism against someone (The group campaigns against racism against immigrants.)

Sinonimi: racial prejudice, racial discrimination

Espressioni comuni: face racism, experience racism, racism against someone

razzismo

Regole o modi di organizzare la società che danno a certi gruppi razziali potere sugli altri.

In inglese semplice: Rules or ways of running society that give people of certain races power over others.

• They fought racism in the school system.
• The report exposed institutional racism in housing.
• New laws helped challenge the racism built into public services.

Sinonimi: racial discrimination

Espressioni comuni: institutional racism, structural racism, fight racism

razzismo

Convinzione che la razza determini le capacità delle persone e che alcune razze siano superiori per natura.

In inglese semplice: The belief that race determines people’s abilities and that some races are naturally better than others.

• Racism shaped his beliefs about other people.
• The writer rejected the racism behind those theories.
• Their arguments rested on racism rather than evidence.

Espressioni comuni: reject racism, challenge racism, belief in racism

atto razzista

Azione o frase specifica che tratta ingiustamente qualcuno a causa della sua razza.

In inglese semplice: A particular thing someone does or says that treats people unfairly because of their race.

• Was that comment a racism?
• He called his careless joke a racism.
• She described the awkward remark as an accidental racism.

Sinonimi: racist act

Espressioni comuni: accidental racism, casual racism, a racism