reverse racism

American  

[ri-vurs rey-siz-uhm] / rɪˈvɜrs ˈreɪ sɪz əm /

noun

1. intolerance or prejudice directed at members of historically dominant racial groups.

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Usage

What is reverse racism? Reverse racism is the discrimination or prejudice against a racial or ethnic majority, especially as perceived as occurring by white people.

Etymology

Origin of reverse racism

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In response, Lamola said: "We reiterate that broad-based black economic empowerment is not reverse racism as regrettably insinuated by the ambassador."

From Barron's

That's one of the things that I thought was so interesting in the book, when you talk about these ideas of "reverse racism" and "reverse sexism."

From Salon

We hear it when a member of Meredith’s book club frets about reverse racism if she uses a particular word when discussing Toni Morrison’s “Beloved.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Organizing the strength of Negroes as a group force does not constitute ‘reverse racism,’” it explained.

From Washington Post

That emerging ideology of colorblindness, which cast affirmative action as a form of “reverse racism,” was embraced by some Black intellectuals, including Shelby Steele, the author of the 1990 best seller “The Content of Our Character,” and the economist Thomas Sowell.

From New York Times