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Here is the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary definition of "racism":
Main Entry: rac·ism
Pronunciation: \ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm\
Function: noun
Date: 1933
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination — rac·ist \-sist also -shist\ noun or adjective
Example of misguided use of the term "racism":
http://2conservativewomen.blogspot.com/2009/02/diane-sawyer-rush-limbaugh-wants-obama.html
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