racist attitude
collocation in Englishmeaningsofracistandattitude
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racist
adjective
uk/ˈreɪ.sɪst/us/ˈreɪ.sɪst/
coming from or having the belief that people who belong to other races are not as good, intelligent, moral, etc. as people who belong to your own ...
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attitude
noun
uk/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition ofracistandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One server ultimately realized that she - not the race of her customers - was the cause of the low tips, and that herracistattitudewas not in her own interest.
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It reflects a basicallyracistattitude.
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None the less, it is absolutely vital that the clause should be passed, because to have any clubs at all which adopt thisracistattitudepoisons the whole atmosphere.
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He observes: socially marginalised and relatively powerless groups, it seems to me, are at genuine risk of harm from the racist attitudes of employers, landlords, police, bureaucrats, and thugs.
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Discussions of the possible racist attitudes of individual co-workers, especially managers, allowed workers to warn one another in order to avoid problematic interactions that might result in arguments.
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I do not believe that small children have any racist attitudes at all.
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In fact, there are deeply objectionable racist attitudes held by a number of people.
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He said that he had heard about racist attitudes not just from the staff but from people outside.
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I am committed to driving out racist attitudes wherever they are found.
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I fully understand that people impose bans because of the possibility of a breach of public order when certain groups, particularly those with strong racist attitudes, threaten to demonstrate.
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