deracialization
Stripping ethnic identity
Deracialization is the removal or downplaying of racial identity, themes, or explicit appeals from something—typically a political campaign, policy discussion, or public persona.
A Black candidate might pursue a deracialization strategy by avoiding race-specific issues to appeal to white voters: Critics accused him of deracialization, of scrubbing his campaign of anything that might remind voters he was Black.
The term can be neutral or critical depending on context.
Cannot perceive certain hues
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- antidiscriminationOpposing unfair bias
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- equalitySame status for all
legislation · reform · representation · accessibility · empowerment · fairness · justice · mandate
Impaired hue discrimination
- universalismDoctrine of total reconciliation
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- antiracismActive opposition to bigotry
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
multiculturalism · humanism · meritocracy · individualism · liberalism · cosmopolitanism · inclusivism · transcendence
Combining into a whole
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
transition · adaptation · convergence · harmonization · reconciliation · transformation · restructuring · dismantling
Concealing unpleasant facts
- erasureAct of wiping away
- colorblindnessImpaired hue discrimination
- invisibilizationMaking something unseen
- depoliticizationRemoval of partisan character
neutralization · sanitization · minimization · denial · silencing · co-optation · tokenism · deflection
colorblind
Cannot perceive certain hues
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- antidiscriminationOpposing unfair bias
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
equality · legislation · reform · representation · accessibility · empowerment · fairness · justice · mandate · compliance
colorblindness
Impaired hue discrimination
- universalismDoctrine of total reconciliation
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- antiracismActive opposition to bigotry
pluralism · multiculturalism · humanism · meritocracy · individualism · liberalism · cosmopolitanism · inclusivism · transcendence · erasure
integration
Combining into a whole
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
normalization · transition · adaptation · convergence · harmonization · reconciliation · transformation · restructuring · dismantling · deconstruction
whitewashing
Concealing unpleasant facts
- erasureAct of wiping away
- colorblindnessImpaired hue discrimination
- invisibilizationMaking something unseen
depoliticization · neutralization · sanitization · minimization · denial · silencing · co-optation · tokenism · deflection · normalization
deracializationidentity politics
Collective action via shared characteristics
deracializationcultural preservation
Protecting community traditions and artifacts
ethnic pride · cultural reclamation · indigenization · traditionalism
race, races, racial, racially, racialize, racialized, racializing, racialization, deracialize