Associations to the word «Colorism»

Wiktionary

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

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky