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Racialism is a term used in different ways by different people. When used within white separatist literature, it is often intended to portray an emphasis on racial origin in social matters. " Racism" implies a presumption of racial superiority and a harmful intent, whereas separatists use the word "racialism" to indicate a strong interest in matters of race without the presumption of superiority or the desire to cause harm to others. Instead, their focus is on racial segregation and white pride.
Racialists often cite scientific works such as Race, Evolution and Behavior by J. Philippe Rushton', IQ and the Wealth of Nations by Dr. Richard Lynn, and The Bell Curve by R.J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray. This is sometimes referred to by opponents as " scientific racism".
The term "racialism" is sometimes used to describe racial policy. It should be noted, however, that some sources, particularly British ones, will use the terms racialism and racism interchangeably. Racialists who argue they are not racists are rarely accepted at face value by others.
1 History
Racialism is generally viewed as a less offensive term than racism. Before the notion of racial equality in the latter half of the 20th century19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre, many were considered non-racist (i.e. without antipathy) racialists. This was because the scientific community tended to view intrinsic racial features as extending beyond the physical, into the mental and cultural realms.
2 Racialism as policy legally employed by nations
Prior to the 20th century19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre, nearly all nations had strict laws promoting racial distinctions. This became increasingly unpopular, especially after the 1960's, and no nation today admits to having a racial stratificationStratification is the building up of layers of deposits, and can have several variations of meaning: Social stratification, is the dividing of a society into levels based on wealth or power. Stratification in archaeology are the layers in which objects ar or racialist hierarchy.
However, there are a wide array of race-based policies in place in nations today, but since the word racialism has negative connotations, the term accorded to these governmental policies is racial rather than racialist. These include affirmative actionAffirmative action ( U. English), also called positive discrimination or reverse discrimination ( British English) or employment equity is conciously choosing people who have traditionally been discriminated against. This consists of preferential access t, racial quotas and reverse discriminationReverse discrimination is a colloquial term used to describe discriminatory policies or acts that benefit a historically socially undominant and/or minority group, rather than the historically socially dominant and/or majority group. The term "reverse dis. These policies are said to attempt to correct inequalities, and are sometimes referred to as "positive discrimination".
3 See also
- TribalismIn tribal societies, an "us vs. them" mentality frequently exists, probably because those who lack it don't survive conquest by those who possess it. As technological developments prodded larger and larger groups to co-operate together, people came to rea
- XenophobiaFear ( phobia) of strangers (xeno-) and of the unknown. Both racism and homophobia are sometimes reduced to xenophobia. Dislike of foreigners. Often a dislike of representatives of a particular nation. The word xenophobic is often used as a political insu
- Racial hygiene
- White power
