transracial
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
transracial (not comparable)
- Encompassing more than one race of people; interracial.
- Synonym: transrace (rare)
- transracial adoption ― adoption by person(s) of one race of a child of another race
- (neologism, rare) Identifying as a member of a different race of people than the race that one was born into.
- Hyponym: transblack
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:transracial.
Usage notes edit
- The second sense, which came to prominence in 2015 in connection with Rachel Dolezal, is criticized (especially by transracial adoptees) as an "erroneous, ahistorical" appropriation of the term.[1][2][3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ McFadden, Syreeta (2015 June 16) “Rachel Dolezal's definition of 'transracial' isn't just wrong, it's destructive”, in The Guardian[1]
- ^ Kai-Hwa Wang, Frances (2015 June 17) “Adoptees to Rachel Dolezal: You're Not Transracial”, in NBC News[2], retrieved December 17, 2017
- ^ Moyer, Justin Wm. (2015 June 17) “Rachel Dolezal draws ire of transracial adoptees”, in The Washington Post[3], retrieved December 17, 2017