racist

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George Bush said that "being called a racist was a low point."

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Definitions (3)

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  1. a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
  2. discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
  3. based on racial intolerance

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  • Throughout Wednesday the telephone lines were burning in the studios of WVON, a black talk radio station in Chicago, where scores of callers voiced their outrage at what they described as the racist efforts to block Mr. Burris from taking his seat. —  Firedoglake
  • This all occurs in a culture in which being labeled a racist is the greatest fear of most whites in the legal, religious and business institutions I am familiar with. —  Gamecock - A Townhall.com user blog
  • Hill: Well no-one's calling him a racist are they? —  Crikey » Canberra Calling
  • George Bush said that "being called a racist was a low point." —  THE LIBERAL JOURNAL
  • Calling someone a racist is a simple and effective solution to a problem. —  Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy
 

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