How to Use colorism in a Sentence

colorism

noun
  • Among them, he was asked what role colorism and race play in the reggaeton industry.
    — Shaadi Devereaux, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Because colorism is about more than hurtful taunts on the playground or school hallway.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The pendulum hasn't swung so far as to eradicate, say, colorism.
    — Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Young Fly that his comments were anti-Black, adding that there should be no colorism on the stage.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • If progress in the form of Harris is happening, why bring this issue of colorism up now?
    — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • This may be one of the clearest examples of how colorism plays out in Hollywood.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 July 2022
  • To Moreno, the outcry about colorism isn't important or timely.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 17 June 2021
  • No Way Home star hasn’t released a response, but has addressed the issue of colorism in the past.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 25 July 2022
  • For reasons that are rooted in colorism, many might even find tanning unfavorable.
    — Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 22 June 2024
  • The film also touches on questions of colorism, religion and language.
    — Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021
  • In his Time interview, he was asked whether elements of race and colorism played a role in who succeeds in reggaeton.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023
  • Hall’s film has cracked open a public conversation about colorism, privilege and secrets.
    — New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021
  • There’s no colorism, where the light-skinned Black characters are pitted against the dark-skinned Black characters.
    — Junae Benne, Wired, 30 Sep. 2021
  • In Kenya, there are tensions around colorism, class and different ethnicities.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The senior also became more aware of colorism in the Filipino community.
    — Erik Gleibermann, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2020
  • This was the first documentary to confront colorism in the Black community, a long-taboo subject.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The project is deeply personal to Perry, touching on colorism rooted in his own experiences.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Sony’s Xiang acknowledges that colorism is unavoidably baked into how humans discuss and think about skin.
    — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
  • More than 40 parents and kids clustered in the garden to hear the story of a little Black girl who grappled with self-esteem and colorism.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The show tackled serious themes like class, anxiety, mental health, and colorism, while still sneaking in moments of joy and nostalgia.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Although colorism has made big headlines in beauty and social justice spheres, the fear of hyperpigmentation has not been met with the same fervor.
    — Gloria Lucas, Allure, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The lyrics have sparked outrage over colorism, which is discrimination based on the color of someone's skin, and forced filmmakers to change the lyrics for a second time.
    — Aditi Sangal, CNN, 15 Sep. 2020
  • During the musical's opening weekend, people on social media discussed issues of colorism in the movie.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021
  • When asked about the lack of Afro Latinx people in the film, Chu said that colorism was an important conversation to have.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 14 June 2021
  • Classism is real, colorism is real, homophobia is real.
    — Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Chu also faced accusations of colorism for his 2018 film, Crazy Rich Asians.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 June 2021
  • There’s a larger conversation to be had here about colorism and how The Bachelor’s casting is affected by that.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Set against a backdrop of music, marching bands, and protest, the film uses satire and song to confront colorism, elitism, and classism within the Black community.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The prospect of bringing a story about colorism, the Harlem Renaissance, and a Black middle-class family to screen excited her.
    — Joseph Bien-Kahn, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The actor also often talked about his struggles with colorism and white supremacy in Mexico, which many white Mexicans disapproved of.
    — Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 15 June 2023

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