racist

«racist» in Mova's school dictionary: Racist describes words, actions or ideas that treat… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (racist); noun (a racist, racists)

meaning for a pupil

1) Racist describes words, actions or ideas that treat people unfairly or badly because of their race, skin colour or where their family comes from. tree →

2) A racist is a person who believes some races are better than others or treats people unfairly because of race. tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons about respect and fairness, pupils learn that racist comments and bullying are wrong and should be reported to a teacher. In history lessons pupils learn about racist laws and the people who fought against them, like Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks. Phrases: «a racist comment», «racist bullying», «anti-racist».

examples

• Calling someone names because of their skin colour is racist. tree →
• Our school does not allow racist bullying. tree →
• If you hear a racist comment, tell a trusted adult. tree →
• Rosa Parks stood up against racist rules on buses. tree →
• Everyone deserves respect, whatever their race. tree →
• The class talked about how to be anti-racist and kind. tree →

note

The noun for the idea is «racism» (uncountable). «Racist» is a strong word for something seriously wrong. Joking about race can still be racist and hurtful even if someone «didn't mean it».

In the corpora

• Parts of this story use old words and ideas about people that are racist and wrong; we do not repeat them.
• If someone makes a racist or mean joke, do not laugh; say it is not okay or tell an adult.
• And when Zara saw a player write racist things in chat, she reported him, though she was nervous it would not matter.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «racist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.