as in supremacists
a person who believes that one race is superior to others
a racist facing hate crime charges
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Recent Examples of racists
For them, a highly permissive interpretation of free-speech law gives cover to racists, and a permissive interpretation of the principle of academic freedom allows for the perpetuation of exclusionary scholarship.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Online anti-Palestinian accounts disguise a relentless and vicious campaign to intimidate people into silence by falsely portraying them as racists, and sanction them by proxy by pressuring employers for swift termination.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Perhaps in this dimension, the racists have taken over.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Maybe the anti-racist racists will have to do that this year.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Online anti-Palestinian accounts disguise a relentless and vicious campaign to intimidate people into silence by falsely portraying them as racists, and sanction them by proxy by pressuring employers for swift termination.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Perhaps in this dimension, the racists have taken over.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Maybe the anti-racist racists will have to do that this year.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Racists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racists. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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