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Racialism
A relatively benign form of using "racial" distinctions, such as skin colour and facial characteristics, for reference purposes. An example of racialism is identifying an accident victim as "an elderly asian male. " in america, "racial" traits are commonly used along with age and gender distinctions when referring to people who we do not know personally. See racism.
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