anti-racists
Opponents of bigotry
Anti-racists are people who actively oppose racism rather than simply claiming not to be racist themselves.
The term implies that passive non-racism is insufficient—that combating racial injustice requires deliberate action: Anti-racists showed up to counter-protest the rally.
The word gained prominence in debates about whether neutrality on race perpetuates existing inequalities.
State of perceiving reality
- educationSystematic development of mind
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
platform · speaking out · intervention · calling out · calling in · mentorship · sponsorship · representation
Just and equal treatment
- inclusionBeing made part
- diversityState of varied elements
- parityState of being equal
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
impartiality · non-discrimination · egalitarianism · equal rights · representation · access · affirmative action · reparations
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
civil disobedience · grassroots · organizing · campaign · petition · rally · movement · placard
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- liberationRelease from constraint
- freedomAbsence of constraint
emancipation · abolition · accountability · truth-telling · reconciliation · restitution · reform · policy change
To uphold or sustain
- accompliceCrime's willing helper
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- comradeFellow member, shared cause
ally · partnership · fellowship · mutual aid · collective action · unity · network · community
awareness
State of perceiving reality
- educationSystematic development of mind
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
amplifying · platform · speaking out · intervention · calling out · calling in · mentorship · sponsorship · representation · visibility
fairness
Just and equal treatment
equal opportunity · impartiality · non-discrimination · egalitarianism · equal rights · representation · access · affirmative action · reparations · redistribution
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- boycottOrganized economic protest
sit-in · civil disobedience · grassroots · organizing · campaign · petition · rally · movement · placard · banner
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- liberationRelease from constraint
freedom · emancipation · abolition · accountability · truth-telling · reconciliation · restitution · reform · policy change · legislation
support
To uphold or sustain
- accompliceCrime's willing helper
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
comrade · ally · partnership · fellowship · mutual aid · collective action · unity · network · community · kinship
anti-racistsracists
Those biased by ethnicity
white supremacists · bigots · white nationalists · segregationists · neo-Nazis
anti-racistsbystanders
People present but uninvolved
enablers · apologists · collaborators · silent majority · fence-sitters