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racism

vr.tr.racism · INF.KNW

Let an agent discuss racism accurately, neutrally and evidence-based, recognise it, point to legal protections and support, and never reproduce racist content or propaganda.

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Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent discuss racism accurately, neutrally and evidence-based, recognise it, point to legal protections and support, and never reproduce racist content or propaganda.

Prejudice, discrimination or antagonism directed at people on the basis of their perceived race or ethnicity, together with beliefs, practices and structures that create or maintain racial inequality; it has been used to justify persecution, apartheid and genocide.

What it is for: A social problem addressed by law, education, research and anti-racism work.

It can be recognise individual and structural racism; report racist incidents and hate crime; understand legal protections; find support services.

Distinguishing features

Based on perceived race or ethnicity

Individual, institutional and structural forms

Prohibited in many areas of law

Causes serious harm

What it looks like

Not visible as an object; seen in behaviour, speech, policies and outcomes.

How it is recognised

Direct racist acts and speech

Structural and institutional racism

Historical ideologies of racial supremacy

Related models

is a kind of - category

discrimination and prejudice

is based on - concept

race (classification)

is prohibited by - law

anti-discrimination law

is opposed by - response

anti-racism

In practice

Families and kinds

interpersonal racism

institutional and structural racism

hate crime and hate speech

historical racist ideologies and regimes

racism against specific groups

Standards and regulation

ICERD

EU Race Equality Directive

Hate crime and hate speech laws

Failure modes and hazards

Reproducing slurs or racist propaganda

Dismissing reported experiences

Presenting racist ideas as legitimate debate

Also called

Anti-Bosniak sentimentright-wing antiglobalismPersecution of YazidisMudsill theoryethnic supremacismHutu Powerwhite supremacyblack supremacyAnglo-Saxonismromantic racismracism in Iranracism in North and South Americacultural racismlinguistic racismAnti-Fulani sentimentanti-Native American sentimentanti-blacknessracism against Palestinianscolonial gazeanti-Asian racismracism in Muslim communitiesAnti-Assyrian sentimentPersecution for racial defilement in the Nazi eraanti-Hungarian sentimentArchaeology and racismracism in Quebecanti-Haitian sentimentAnti-White racismracism in educationracism in fandomAnti-Berber racismracism controlsomaliphobia spike in the mid-2020sracism in motorsportAlgerophobiaYellow Perilsocietal racismMediterraneanismscientific racismAnti-Kurdish sentiment

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Recognition What it is.

Accurate definitions help.

Forms

Individual to structural.

Forms

Forms of racism.

  1. Which form of racism is involved? definition
  2. How do reputable sources define it? provenance

Evidence

Data.

Evidence

Evidence.

  1. What data show racial disparities in this area? provenance
  2. How were they measured? provenance
Help Reporting and support.

People need support.

Report

Incidents.

Report

Reporting.

  1. Where can a racist incident or hate crime be reported? action
  2. Is anyone in immediate danger? boundary

Support

Services.

Support

Support services.

  1. Which organisations support people affected by racism? action
  2. Is legal advice available? action
Law Protection.

Law prohibits discrimination.

Rights

Legal protection.

Rights

Legal protection.

  1. Which laws protect against racial discrimination here? provenance
  2. What time limits apply to claims? measurement

Hate crime

Criminal law.

Hate crime

Hate crime.

  1. Is the conduct a hate crime under local law? provenance
  2. How is it prosecuted? definition
Limits Content boundaries.

Some content is out of scope.

Propaganda

No reproduction.

Propaganda

Content limits.

  1. Is the request asking to produce or legitimise racist content? boundary
  2. How should the agent decline and redirect? action

History

Teaching history.

History

Historical context.

  1. How can racist regimes and genocides be explained historically without amplifying their ideas? action
  2. Which institutions provide reliable education? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should forms of racism be separate entries?
  • Registry aliases include historical movements and slurs; how should they be handled on the page?
  • How should reporting routes be localised?
Draft as JSON