Questions tagged [racism]
Racism might relate to either: 1. The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. 2. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
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How did people categorize each other in the middle ages, how did racism work? [closed]
I'm interested in the european high middle ages, about the 12th-13th century. I'm trying to understand how people sorted each other. Nowadays, some overlapping categories people use would be:
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What are some examples of racism in pre-modern literature? [closed]
I just got thinking about this and really cannot think of a possible answer to it.
In old literature, for example, the works of Shakespeare (which I know were plays but this question may still apply ...
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Did Adolf Hitler ever address the fact that his own appearance was almost an exact opposite of what he considered the ideal Aryan appearance?
Hitler's ideal Aryan / Nordic appearance was: tall, blond, blue eyed, broad shouldered.
Hitler's own appearance was: short, dark haired, brown eyed, slight and slumpy shoulders.
And most of the Nazi ...
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Was race really unimportant in the 1660's?
There's this quote by Lerone Bennett Jr. where he said:
Back there [in the 1660s], before Jim Crow, before the invention of the Negro or the white man or the words and concepts to describe them, ...
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Context of sign telling Japanese people to "keep moving"
In this picture, someone has put up a sign saying "JAPS KEEP MOVING - THIS IS A WHITE MAN'S NEIGHBORHOOD". In case this was not enough, the window has a sign saying "JAPS KEEP OUT" and some other ...