Example Sentences
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During the summer of anti–police brutality protests spurred by George Floyd’s murder, Americans newly introduced to sociopolitical concepts like systemic racism and mutual aid likewise got their first glimpses of casteism.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2023
U.S. discrimination laws ban ancestry discrimination but do not explicitly ban casteism.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2023
“Like racism, casteism is a system of oppression; it is a very real — and growing — problem in our country and our local communities, but one that is not understood by most Americans.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
Madonne Ashwin’s debut feature is a bit of a bonkers farce, but it offers a bitingly realistic critique of political opportunism and casteism in India.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
But researchers who study casteism in science say that even as Dalits have mobilized for their rights, they have encountered distinctive barriers in scientific institutions, which remain especially resistant to reservation policies and other reforms.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2021
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