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# racist

«racist» in Mova's school dictionary: **Racist describes words, actions or ideas that treat…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (racist); noun (a racist, racists)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Racist describes words, actions or ideas that treat people unfairly or badly because of their race, skin colour or where their family comes from. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#m1)

2) A racist is a person who believes some races are better than others or treats people unfairly because of race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about respect and fairness, pupils learn that racist comments and bullying are wrong and should be reported to a teacher. In history lessons pupils learn about racist laws and the people who fought against them, like Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks. Phrases: «a racist comment», «racist bullying», «anti-racist».

### examples

- Calling someone names because of their skin colour is racist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x1)
- Our school does not allow racist bullying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x2)
- If you hear a racist comment, tell a trusted adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x3)
- Rosa Parks stood up against racist rules on buses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x4)
- Everyone deserves respect, whatever their race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x5)
- The class talked about how to be anti-racist and kind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/#x6)

### note

The noun for the idea is «racism» (uncountable). «Racist» is a strong word for something seriously wrong. Joking about race can still be racist and hurtful even if someone «didn't mean it».

### In the corpora

- [Parts of this story use old words and ideas about people that are racist and wrong; we do not repeat them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/78-justso-leopard-spots-2/14/)
- [If someone makes a racist or mean joke, do not laugh; say it is not okay or tell an adult.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/18/)
- [And when Zara saw a player write racist things in chat, she reported him, though she was nervous it would not matter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/406-toxic-players-and-swearing/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «racist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.