race realist

Definitions

1. 1

   A believer in scientific racism (“racism presented as science or as supported by science”)

   A believer in scientific racism (“racism presented as science or as supported by science”); a person who believes empirical evidence exists to support the notion of innate racial differences (that some races are superior and others inferior).

   • The self-described “race realist” is unrepentant in embracing the label and expounding his views.
2. 2

   One who believes that the human species is divided into observable races.

   • A critical race realist should utilize the best of both these approaches.
3. 3

   Pertaining to the belief that scientific evidence exists for inborn racial differences…

   Pertaining to the belief that scientific evidence exists for inborn racial differences ("race realism": scientific racism), generally used to support racial discrimination or the idea that some racial groups are inferior to others.

   • He is currently working on a forthcoming coedited anthology that examines the issue of anxiety as it relates to contemporary masculinity and a second book that explores the contemporary race realist movement.
   • Some authors also refer to this kind of approach as critical realism (cf. Parks, 2007, who develops what he calls a critical race realist approach, as discussed in Section 6.3.1).

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