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racial profiling vs racism

racism vs racial profiling

racial profiling and racism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
racial profiling Yes No No No
racism Yes No No No
As nouns, racism is a hypernym of racial profiling; that is, racism is a word with a broader meaning than racial profiling:
  • racial profiling: a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups
  • racism: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
Other hypernyms of racial profiling include racial discrimination, racialism.
racial profiling (noun) racism (noun)
a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
Difference between racial profiling and racism

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