as in supremacist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others
a racist facing hate crime charges
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Trump’s rhetoric about jobs has been widely condemned by Democrats and Black leaders who have called it a racist and insulting way of implying that Black and Hispanic Americans take menial jobs.
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L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
Ultimately, Husk’s manhunt leads to Bob Mathews, a zealous racist played by Nicholas Hoult, who fronts a terror group called The Order.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Clark herself repudiates this narrative, but racists aren’t listening.
—Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Deadspin maintains that writing H.A. wore Black face is tantamount to calling H.A. a racist.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
Ultimately, Husk’s manhunt leads to Bob Mathews, a zealous racist played by Nicholas Hoult, who fronts a terror group called The Order.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Clark herself repudiates this narrative, but racists aren’t listening.
—Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Deadspin maintains that writing H.A. wore Black face is tantamount to calling H.A. a racist.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racist. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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