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Colorism vs Preference - What's the difference?

colorism | preference |

As nouns the difference between colorism and preference

is that colorism is prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification while preference is preference.

colorism

English

Alternative forms

* colourism

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
  • A style of painting characterised by the use of intense color.

    • preference

    English

    (wikipedia preference)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (Preferans) (en noun)
  • The selection of one thing or person over others.
  • The option to so select, and the one selected.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author=(Jonathan Freedland)
    • , volume=189, issue=1, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Obama's once hip brand is now tainted , passage=Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.}}
  • The state of being preferred over others.
  • A strong liking or personal valuation.
  • A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
  • Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.

    • Verb

    (preferenc)
  • (US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.

    • See also

    * preferences ----