Racism is discrimination against a person or persons on the basis of race. Racism takes many forms, ranging from the explicit (bigoted comments from a single person) to the unconscious (unintentionally discounting a job applicant because of an ethnic-sounding name) to the collective and systematized (segregation in education, laws designed to promote the well-being of one race over another, the privileging of white employees).
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Racism is…
Friday, June 3rd, 2011Sexism is…
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011Sexism is discrimination against a person or persons on the basis of gender. Like racism, it can occur explicitly (violence against women, demeaning comments), unconsciously (unintentionally excluding female coworkers from after-work dinners and casual meetings), or institutionally.