Race traitor
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Race traitor is a derogatory term which is used by racists and/or activists (of any race) for those who are members of their own race, but who don't share their views, or who work (or are perceived as working) against the vested interests of their race, or who have intimate relationships with members of other races. [#endnote_Definition] Sometimes, the term is little more than a crude epithet uttered by racists against those who associate with members of other races (and who don't agree with the racist views of the accuser). Other times, the term as a political insult against persons who are perceived to act politically in a fashion contrary to the interests of their race.
An example of a prominent individual accused of being a race traitor in the latter sense is Condoleezza Rice, who is often called a race traitor (or an Uncle Tom) by African-American activists, who consider her conservative political views contrary to African-American interests. In To Kill a Mockingbird, lawyer Atticus Finch is called a nigger lover by many of the white residents in his town because he defended a black man accused of raping a white woman.
The term is the source of the name of a quarterly magazine, Race Traitor, founded in 1992.
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