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borderism

noun
/ˈbɔːdərɪzəm/UK

Etymology

From border + -ism.

  1. derived from *bord✻
  2. derived from bordeure
  3. inherited from bordure
  4. suffixed as borderism — “border + ism”

Definitions

  1. A form of racial discrimination faced by those who disregard the colour bar.

    • Ironically, if race were natural and essential, individuals would not have to engage in borderism. The act of borderism is one of the many ways in which individuals construct or "do" race.

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