race-baiter
Ethnic tension instigator
A race-baiter is someone who deliberately provokes racial tension or exploits racial issues for personal or political gain.
The term is pejorative, often used to dismiss accusations of racism as manipulative rather than genuine: Critics called the activist a race-baiter for bringing up the shooting.
The accusation itself can be a way of deflecting legitimate concerns about discrimination.
Manipulative populist leader
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
troublemaker · pot-stirrer · fomenter · agitator · polemicist · hatemonger · fearmonger · bomb-thrower
Biased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
inflammatory · incendiary · exploitation · distortion · fabrication · misleading · gaslighting · cherry-picking
Separation into opposing extremes
- segregationForced separation by group
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- discordLack of agreement
disunity · rift · estrangement · alienation · wedge · balkanization · fragmentation · partisanship
Causing or designed for burning
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
- toxicCapable of causing harm
hateful · bigoted · xenophobic · nativist · supremacist · racialized · coded · loaded
demagogue
Manipulative populist leader
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
- instigatorOne who provokes action
provocateur · troublemaker · pot-stirrer · fomenter · agitator · polemicist · hatemonger · fearmonger · bomb-thrower · muckraker
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
stereotyping · inflammatory · incendiary · exploitation · distortion · fabrication · misleading · gaslighting · cherry-picking · othering
polarization
Separation into opposing extremes
- segregationForced separation by group
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
discord · disunity · rift · estrangement · alienation · wedge · balkanization · fragmentation · partisanship · divisiveness
incendiary
Causing or designed for burning
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
toxic · hateful · bigoted · xenophobic · nativist · supremacist · racialized · coded · loaded · charged
race-baiterunifier
One who consolidates
bridge-builder · reconciler · peacemaker · uniter · integrationist
race-baiteruniter
One who brings together
conciliator · honest broker · voice of reason · diplomat · peacekeeper
race, bait, races, raced, racing, racer, racers, racial, racially