-baiting

American  

1. a combining form used to describe hate speech and other rhetoric or depictions that target a minoritized group in order to denigrate that group or for the purpose of pitting different identity groups against one another.

   gender-baiting;

   queerbaiting;

   race-baiting.

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Etymology

Origin of -baiting

First recorded in 1920–25; from bait ( def. ) (in the sense “to worry, torment”) + -ing ¹ ( def. ); modeled after Jew-baiting ( def. )

Example Sentences

Despite working for two weeks - baiting the ocean, taking samples of seawater to search for shark DNA and using underwater cameras - the researchers did not manage to find any animals to tag.

From BBC

He said the hacker groups usually target out-of-date or unpatched security systems, or use traditional phishing methods—baiting users with fake emails or texts.

From The Wall Street Journal

The West Australian newspaper has been baiting the England team since they arrived in Perth.

From BBC

“Fish?” she said weakly, for the idea of baiting a hook made her queasy all over again.

From Literature

In fact, his resistance is the only thing baiting them on and it may not be an accident.

From The Wall Street Journal