Get to know Colourism better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.
Colourism in a sentence
Colourism meaning
Alternative form of colorism.
Using Colourism
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of colorism.
- In the example corpus, colourism often appears in combinations such as: of colourism.
Context around Colourism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Colourism
- In this selection, "colourism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, combating, smell, today, shadeism and plagues stand out and add context to how "colourism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include calling out colourism and can smell colourism shadeism a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "colourism" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with colourism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And I can smell colourism/shadeism a mile off. (9 words)
Today, colourism plagues minority communities and is rife within the media. (11 words)
She has previously talked about creating opportunities for black women in the entertainment industry as well as calling out colourism. (20 words)
You just suppress it and keep it to yourself,” said Saccoh when I asked her about her motivation to focus her online presence on combating colourism. (26 words)
Many African countries have begun the process of banning bleaching products as a way to dispel the scourge of colourism that encourages and glorifies self-harm. (26 words)
It’s about providing education and a platform to recognize the work of dark-skinned folk that’s often overlooked as a function of colourism. (25 words)
Example sentences (9)
You just suppress it and keep it to yourself,” said Saccoh when I asked her about her motivation to focus her online presence on combating colourism.
A few days ago, Shah Rukh KhanтАЩs daughter Suhana Khan wrote about colourism, on how she has been bullied for her complexion.
She went further to state that the constant availability of leading roles for her was probably due to colourism and favouritism.
Many African countries have begun the process of banning bleaching products as a way to dispel the scourge of colourism that encourages and glorifies self-harm.
She has previously talked about creating opportunities for black women in the entertainment industry as well as calling out colourism.
And I can smell colourism/shadeism a mile off.
It’s about providing education and a platform to recognize the work of dark-skinned folk that’s often overlooked as a function of colourism.
The two have since divorced, but speaking in a now deleted interview with Ebony, Matthew said that he had an ingrained perception of colourism.
Today, colourism plagues minority communities and is rife within the media.
Common combinations with colourism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of colourism 3×