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racist
Based on the ideology of racism; an attitude, statement, or action that discriminates against or devalues people because of their attributed origin, skin color, or culture.
Solche rassistischen Verallgemeinerungen sind in unserer Gesellschaft inakzeptabel.
Such racist generalizations are unacceptable in our society.
'Rassistisch' (racist) is the adjective related to 'der Rassismus' (racism, the ideology) and 'der Rassist' (racist, the person). The ending '-istisch' is typical for adjectives that refer to an ideology.
Ein Rassist hat rassistische Überzeugungen.
A racist has racist beliefs.
The word often describes negative actions, words, or thoughts. Typical combinations are 'rassistische Äußerung' (racist statement), 'rassistischer Angriff' (racist attack), or 'rassistisches Verhalten' (racist behavior).
Eine rassistische Bemerkung kann sehr verletzend sein.
A racist remark can be very hurtful.
The word is often used to clearly condemn something. A typical sentence structure is 'etwas als rassistisch bezeichnen' (to describe something as racist) or 'etwas als rassistisch einstufen' (to classify something as racist).
Die Aktivisten bezeichnen die neue Regelung als rassistisch.
The activists describe the new regulation as racist.
discriminatory
Rassistisch and diskriminierend both describe demeaning or unfair treatment. Rassistisch is the more specific term when attributed origin, skin color, or culture is the reason. Diskriminierend is broader and also applies to disadvantage based on gender, religion, or age.
Die abwertende Bemerkung über seine Herkunft war rassistisch.
The demeaning remark about his origin was racist.
Die Benachteiligung einer Bewerberin wegen ihres Alters war diskriminierend.
Disadvantaging an applicant because of her age was discriminatory.
