Blackophobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fear or dislike of black people, especially African-Americans. uncountable

    "This paper uses the phenomenon of White youth identification with rap music to argue that Blackophilia (manifested by White consumption of Black popular culture) is linked with Blackophobia (fear and dread of African Americans)."

Synonyms

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melanophobianegrophobia

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"This paper uses the phenomenon of White youth identification with rap music to argue that Blackophilia (manifested by White consumption of Black popular culture) is linked with Blackophobia (fear and dread of African Americans)."

Etymology

From Black + -o- + -phobia.

Related phrases

african american

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