race-baiting

[reys-beyting]

noun

1. acts of racist provocation, especially in speech and writing, including racial dog whistles, hate speech, threats, and other forms of harassment targeting one or more racial groups or members of such a group, often in the context of political or cultural polemics.

2. any rhetoric or act that pits one racial group against another or incites racial hatred.

Other Word Forms

• race-baiter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of race-baiting¹

First recorded in 1940–45; race ² ( def. ) + -baiting ( def. )

Example Sentences

Taking a job at a local army base, he is confronted with virulent race-baiting from his white supervisor and co-workers.

From Los Angeles Times

And he has much to answer for when it comes to race-baiting.

From Salon

The SNP's chief executive, Carol Beattie, said in a letter to the social media firm that the video "crosses the line into race-baiting and scapegoating".

From BBC

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Rasool was a "race-baiting politician" who was "no longer welcome in our great country".

From BBC

In March, South Africa's ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, was expelled after accusing President Trump of using "white victimhood as a dog whistle", leading to the US accusing Mr Rasool of "race-baiting".

From BBC