Ms Mitchum had encountered people pointing to the dictionary to prove that they were not racist because of the way they felt towards people of colour. She felt the definition needed to reflect broader issues of racial inequality in society.a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
a) a doctrine or political program based on the assumption of racism and designed to execute its principles, b) a political or social system founded on racism"I kept having to tell them that definition is not representative of what is actually happening in the world," she told CNN. "The way that racism occurs in real life is not just prejudice - it's the systemic racism that is happening for a lot of black Americans."
Merriam-Webster's editorial manager Peter Sokolowski told the AFP news agency that the second definition will be updated to reflect the request."This is the kind of continuous revision that is part of the work of keeping the dictionary up to date, based on rigorous criteria and research we employ in order to describe the language as it is actually used," he added.
BBCWorld Yes, you're all so clever. Why don't we just erase every 'black' out of the dictionary. That will solve all racism issues. Now why didn't I think of that?
Unless they are going to add 'can be held by any human being no exception' they don't need to change it because obviously the definition of racism people use today is 'only held by white people'.
BBCWorld Merriam-Webster Dictionary can do what it pleases, we will stick to the definition of 'Race' as given by Anthropologists, who have studied it .
This whole thing was the powder keg that’s been building for awhile. George floyds death just lit the spark. Dictionaries have nothing to do with this. They tell us how to spell it and what it means. That’s it. Go gripe about something else now
BBCWorld Changing the definition of a term in the wake of a protest is somewhat reminiscent of Bolshevik methods, and Merriam-Webster continues to do so at the expense of its credibility.
BBCWorld i just dropped this song link in my bio, not tryna sound like a bot just trying to make my voice heard
BBCWorld Racism; only Blacks are victims, only Whites practice (no coloured person), the Whites are responsible for all other races current Issues, .......
“Slur thrown around in order to shut down an argument you’re losing”
Remind us, who are the racists, everyone white in general or just a select few?
BBCWorld How about changing history books so it doesn't fall under that definition any longer as well and acknowledge the past accomplishments of our great ancestors Your education system and culture is interwoven with delusional racism from your maps to your narrative all diabolical lies
What’s it going be now, Racism any word muttered by a white person that offends a black person !
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