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Colorism in a sentence

Colorism meaning

  1. Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
  2. A style of painting characterised by the use of intense color.

Using Colorism

  • The main meaning on this page is: Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification. | A style of painting characterised by the use of intense color.
  • In the example corpus, colorism often appears in combinations such as: colorism and, with colorism, like colorism.

Context around Colorism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

appropriation 1× atheism 1× aggressive 1× reinforcing 1× favoritism 1×

Often after:

sexuality 1× climate 1×

Sentence patterns with Colorism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and reinforcing colorism 1× colorism is one 1× constructs like colorism 1× cultural appropriation colorism sexuality and 1× experiences with colorism and her 1× issue with colorism 1× issues of colorism and redefine 1× loathing and colorism the inevitable 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a main component 1× and given barris 1× colorism is one 1× for reasons that 1× here people of 1× i am super 1×

Common sentence endings:

and atrocious vitriol 1× and leanne henlon 1× and reinforcing colorism 1× constructs like colorism 1× find tanning unfavorable 1× in every shade 1×

Words around Colorism

Just before it in the word index:

colorise 1 colorings 12 coloring 233 colorimetry 7 colorimetric 8 colorfully 28

Just after it in the word index:

colorist 23 colorists 6 colorization 12 colorize 4 colorized 26 colorizes 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Colorism

  • In this selection, "colorism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, appropriation, atheism, aggressive, sexuality and climate stand out and add context to how "colorism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and reinforcing colorism and colorism is one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "colorism" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with colorism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I am super aware of like, colorism and racial ambiguity though. (11 words)

For reasons that are rooted in colorism, many might even find tanning unfavorable. (13 words)

The group split after allegations of favoritism, colorism, and an old school catfight. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The investigation gradually reveals a corps of Black soldiers deeply impacted by self-loathing and colorism — the inevitable impact of living in a culture where dark skin has been vilified, criminalized and dehumanized since the very birth of the nation. (40 words)

Here, people of South Asian descent, like people from many other backgrounds, have skin colors that vary widely, from very dark to very light, and women are often subject to aggressive colorism. (32 words)

A main component of the page is to emphasize that there is no such thing as being “not Asian enough,” and to break down harmful constructs like colorism. (28 words)

Example sentences (15)

Jasmine Lee-Jones’s play about cultural appropriation, colorism, sexuality and more features Tia Bannon, left, and Leanne Henlon.

She has written articles about the international hair trade, surfing, atheism, colorism, climate change, ballet and much more, all focusing on the Black experience.

The investigation gradually reveals a corps of Black soldiers deeply impacted by self-loathing and colorism — the inevitable impact of living in a culture where dark skin has been vilified, criminalized and dehumanized since the very birth of the nation.

For reasons that are rooted in colorism, many might even find tanning unfavorable.

And given Barris’ other shows, including “black-ish” “grown-ish” and “mixed-ish,” people were starting to wonder if Barris had an issue with colorism.

Therefore, the company’s mission is to address issues of colorism and redefine what it means to be beautiful in every shade.

Colorism is one of the biggest problems in Jamaica, which affects women with darker skin tones economically, socially and politically.

Here, people of South Asian descent, like people from many other backgrounds, have skin colors that vary widely, from very dark to very light, and women are often subject to aggressive colorism.

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Listening to the song, many began accusing Chris of insulting black women and reinforcing colorism.

The group split after allegations of favoritism, colorism, and an old school catfight.

A main component of the page is to emphasize that there is no such thing as being “not Asian enough,” and to break down harmful constructs like colorism.

I am super aware of like, colorism and racial ambiguity though.

There is colorism and discrimination even within the Jewish community — seemingly bizarre behavior for a community that has experienced the indelible stains of oppression and atrocious vitriol.

Today the outspoken Dominican artist stopped by Ebro In The Morning to breakdown her early experiences with colorism and her continued struggle with the racial practice.

While the final scene packs a sickening wallop in what it has to say about colorism on a global scale, no preaching is necessary.

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Common combinations with colorism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "colorism" in a sentence?
An example: "Jasmine Lee-Jones’s play about cultural appropriation, colorism, sexuality and more features Tia Bannon, left, and Leanne Henlon." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "colorism" from authentic English texts.
What does "colorism" mean?
Colorism means: Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
How many example sentences with "colorism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "colorism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.