stereotype tax

noun

Definitions

  1. A disadvantage that affects a person due to a stereotype about them held and acted upon…

    A disadvantage that affects a person due to a stereotype about them held and acted upon by others.

    • Such taxes may result from stereotyping, conditioning, or imposed social roles. Merchants' discrimination on the basis of skin colour is a stereotype tax on Black Nova Scotians.

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