Kennedy Mitchum, who asked dictionary to update definition, said racism is ‘prejudice combined with social and institutional power’
In a blow to arguments that end with “well, this is the dictionary definition of racism”, the dictionary definition of racism is being revised.
Editors at Merriam-Webster confirmed on Wednesday that they will revise the word’s definition after a campaign by a 22-year-old Drake University graduate, Kennedy Mitchum.
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Definition of racism
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
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