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Looksist vs Looksism - What's the difference?

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Looksist is a related term of looksism.


As nouns the difference between looksist and looksism

is that looksist is one who forms prejudices based on a person's physical appearance while looksism is the formation of prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.

As an adjective looksist

is forming prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.

looksist

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Forming prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 26, author=Daphne Merkin, title=The Politics of Appearance, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But it is also a wishful argument, a posture that is in denial, if you will, about the fact that we live in a profoundly surface-oriented, looksist culture that has permeated our way of perceiving those who would be in charge of our lives. }}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who forms prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.

    • looksism

    English

    (wikipedia looksism)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The formation of prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.

    • Related terms

    * looksist

    Hyponyms

    * fattism