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Discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group
Reverse discrimination is a term used to describe discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, in favor of members of a minority or
Reverse_discrimination
Concept that affirmative action and similar programs constitute anti-white discrimination
Reverse racism, sometimes referred to as reverse discrimination, is the concept that affirmative action and similar color-conscious programs for redressing
Reverse_racism
Sociological concept
Reverse sexism is a controversial term for discrimination against men and boys, or for anti-male prejudice. The term has been used to claim that men have
Reverse_sexism
Prejudicial treatment based on membership in a certain group
past victims of discrimination. These attempts have often been met with controversy, and sometimes been called reverse discrimination. The term discriminate
Discrimination
Form of affirmative action
politics Reservation policy in Tamil Nadu Jat reservation agitation Reverse discrimination in India a). If an individual has migrated recently and temporarily
Reservation_in_India
Discrimination in basis of race and ethnicity
Opponents of strong remedies like quotas characterize them as reverse discrimination, where members of a dominant or majority group are discriminated
Racial_discrimination
In EU law, reverse discrimination occurs when the national law of a member state of the European Union provides for less favourable treatment of its citizens
Reverse discrimination (EU law)
Reverse_discrimination_(EU_law)
Policies aiming to increase inclusion of people from marginalized groups
faced historical discrimination or oppression. Opponents of affirmative action have argued that it is a form of reverse discrimination, that it tends to
Affirmative_action
American lawyer
equity, and inclusion initiatives, believing that they motivate reverse discrimination. She has also criticized the application of federal civil rights
Andrea_R._Lucas
2025 United States Supreme Court case
case about whether a claim of discrimination against a member of a majority group, commonly called reverse discrimination, requires an additional showing
Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
Ames_v._Ohio_Department_of_Youth_Services
Attraction to foreign people, cultures or customs
Mongrel complex Negrophilia Neophile Oikophobia Racial fetishism Reverse discrimination Self-hatred Xenocentrism Flusty, Steven (2004). De-Coca-colonization:
Xenophilia
Numerical requirements for hiring members of a particular racial group
outcome Gender quota Numerus clausus Racism, Anti-racism Reverse discrimination, Discrimination Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Edward
Racial_quota
Conceptual framework
was a "threat to democracy". The color-blindness logic used in "reverse discrimination" arguments in the post-civil rights period is informed by a particular
Critical_race_theory
deployment of female officers. Within the police force, concerns about reverse discrimination have surfaced, with some officers arguing that gender quotas lead
National Police Agency (South Korea)
National_Police_Agency_(South_Korea)
Type of psychological manipulation
where the assertion of racial injustice is reframed as an act of reverse discrimination or irrational sensitivity. In her 2024 book On Gaslighting, Indiana
Gaslighting
Legislation designed to prevent discrimination against particular groups of people
Anti-discrimination laws (also known as, non-discrimination laws) refers to legislation designed to prevent discrimination against particular groups of
Anti-discrimination_law
Method of preserving regional representation
safeguarding the fundamental rights of the citizens of Pakistan against the discrimination in the federal and provincial government services in these words: The
Quota_system_in_Pakistan
Aversion to one's home or homeland
Cultural cringe Endophobia Internalized oppression Outgroup favoritism Reverse discrimination Self-hatred Wanderlust Xenocentrism Xenophilia Xenophobia "Ecophobia"
Oikophobia
topic is little discussed due to cultural biases. Discrimination against men is sometimes called reverse sexism. Philosopher David Benatar uses the term
Discrimination_against_men
Attitudes based on preconceived categories
Prejudice from an evolutionary perspective Presumption of guilt Reverse discrimination Social influence Stigma management Stigma Suspension of judgment
Prejudice
Mortgage discrimination or mortgage lending discrimination is the practice of banks, governments or other lending institutions denying loans to one or
Mortgage_discrimination
Type of defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory
1037/0022-3514.49.1.177 Dutton D, Lake R. Threat of own prejudice and reverse discrimination in interracial situations. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1973;28(1):94-100
Reaction_formation
Non-profit organization
said that racial parity had been reached. This was prompted by a "reverse discrimination" suit filed by white men Quinn and O'Brien, who argued that even
Boston_Society_of_Vulcans
Social advocacy movement
Kimmel, Michael (1 January 2013). "White Men as the New Victims: Reverse Discrimination Cases and the Men's Rights Movement". Nevada Law Journal. 13 (2)
Men's_rights_movement
Form of prejudice or discrimination
Discrimination based on skin tone, also known as colorism, shadeism or pigmentocracy, is a form of prejudice and discrimination in which individuals of
Discrimination based on skin tone
Discrimination_based_on_skin_tone
2026 book by Kimberlé Crenshaw
adoption of fringe right-wing propagandists assertions that CRT was reverse discrimination. However, she also challenges institutions that failed to deliver
Backtalker
Conspiracy theory in South Korea
increase in antifeminist Korean men who argue they are victims of reverse discrimination. Reasons given for this belief include: the compulsory military
Finger pinching conspiracy theory
Finger_pinching_conspiracy_theory
lead to "reverse discrimination" or bias against students from the general category. Some fear that the broad definitions of discrimination could be misused
UGC_Equity_Regulations,_2026
2009 United States Supreme Court case
(2009). Richey, Warren (April 21, 2009), "Supreme Court to Hear Reverse-Discrimination Case", Christian Science Monitor. "Supreme Court Hears Major Civil
Ricci_v._DeStefano
U.S. government agency regulating civil aviation
discriminated against qualified candidates. In December 2015, a reverse discrimination lawsuit was filed against the FAA seeking class-action status for
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal_Aviation_Administration
African-American sheriff (born 1950)
woman to ever receive the title in the United States. After a "reverse discrimination" lawsuit was filed against her by 18 deputy sheriffs, Barrett was
Jacquelyn_Barrett
Spread of world views, products, ideas, capital and labor
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Globalization
Insincere or self-serving activism
"workplace belonging." The trend also followed lawsuits alleging reverse discrimination and shareholder demands for cost-cutting amid economic downturns
Performative_activism
Ethnoreligious community of Hindu Brahmins
community, viewed by the government as privileged, and there was reverse discrimination "How Brahmins became invisible in Tamil Nadu's politics". The Times
Tamil_Brahmin
Discrimination on the basis of social class
Class discrimination, also known as classism, is prejudice or discrimination on the basis of social class. It includes individual attitudes, behaviors
Class_discrimination
predominantly caters to black children, Jacob sometimes experiences reverse discrimination, especially from parents of Abbott students, with one parent even
List of Abbott Elementary characters
List_of_Abbott_Elementary_characters
1977 book by Ronald Dworkin
constitutional interpretation, judicial discretion, civil disobedience, reverse discrimination, John Rawls' theory of justice, and the Hart–Devlin debate on legislating
Taking_Rights_Seriously
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World_economy
Australian-Lebanese journalist (born 1983)
the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023. "Reverse Discrimination? It doesn't exist…but 'tokenism' does". TEDxSydney. 5 August 2022
Antoinette_Lattouf
Short story by Derrick Bell
of the deal, White people will oppose it out of envy and claim reverse discrimination. A preacher responds that Golightly's understanding of White psychology
The_Space_Traders
unsuccessfully defending a landmark civil rights lawsuit that concerned "reverse discrimination" and racial quotas in the housing complex, and for controversy during
Starrett_City_Associates
Policies in the U.S. aimed at redressing systemic discrimination
for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, arguing that "reverse discrimination" resulted from these policies. However, the courts reaffirmed affirmative
Affirmative action in the United States
Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States
Revival movement of traditional Chinese garments
favoring ethnic minorities (which Han nationalists viewed as a form of reverse discrimination). Additionally, the aesthetics of traditional Han garments is considered
Hanfu_Movement
American anti-racism activist (born 1968)
Skull Press; Pgs. 168-173 Mugo wa Macharia (October 22, 1996). "Reverse discrimination debate causes outrage". Golden Gater. Archived from the original
Tim_Wise
American actor (1923–2008)
academia for imposing affirmative action, which he saw as unfair reverse discrimination. Heston campaigned for presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson in
Charlton_Heston
German sociologist (1944–2015)
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Ulrich_Beck
1968 commission created by the Democratic National Convention
delegates. Quotas were very controversial, some claiming that they were reverse discrimination and that they "made it too easy for inexperienced amateurs-not dedicated
McGovern–Fraser_Commission
Social classification practised in India
2006 Indian anti-reservation protests, with many complaining of reverse discrimination against the Forward Castes (the castes that do not qualify for the
Caste_system_in_India
Study of global macro-processes
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Global_studies
Museum in San Francisco, California
painting and sculpture, Gary Garrels, resigned after using the term "reverse discrimination" during an all-staff Zoom meeting, which caused an uproar. Looking
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San_Francisco_Museum_of_Modern_Art
Advocacy for the rights and interests of males
Bethany M.; Kimmel, Michael (2013). "White Men as the New Victims: Reverse Discrimination Cases and the Men's Rights Movement" (PDF). Nevada Law Journal.
Masculism
American politician (born 1960)
in Reverse Discrimination Suit". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2015. Belcher, Richard (April 1, 2010). "Vernon Jones Loses Discrimination Case
Vernon_Jones
Measures to avoid offense or disadvantage
opponent's argument by accusing them of being a radical leftist Reverse discrimination – Discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group Self-censorship –
Political_correctness
Concept in economics
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New international division of labour
New_international_division_of_labour
argue that diversity and inclusion initiatives constitute harmful "reverse discrimination" against white people. Scholars have documented how the term "woke"—which
List_of_conspiracy_theories
British politician (born 1950)
announced a consultation on changing the existing discrimination laws, including options for reverse discrimination in employment. Under the proposals, employers
Harriet_Harman
American politician and football coach (born 1968)
personal reasons. He subsequently filed a lawsuit against SSU for reverse discrimination, alleging that his resignation as head coach was forced. The lawsuit
Robby_Wells
Emigration of highly skilled or well-educated individuals
shaped by religious factors. The Jewish minority experienced strong discrimination in the Russian Empire during this period, which reached its maximum
Human_capital_flight
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List of globalization-related indices
List_of_globalization-related_indices
Mild or indirect word or expression
term is sometimes said to be a euphemism for reverse discrimination, or, in the UK, positive discrimination, which suggests an intentional bias that might
Euphemism
World's first major period of globalization of trade and finance
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First_globalization
Political and economic patterns of the world
North–South divide Offshoring Race to the bottom pollution havens Reverse discrimination Transnational crime Westernization World war Theories Capital accumulation
Global_politics
Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but primarily affects women and girls. It has been linked
Sexism
Discrimination on the basis of language of an individual
Linguistic discrimination (also called glottophobia, linguicism and languagism) is the unfair treatment of people based upon their use of language and
Linguistic_discrimination
Term for anti-feminist young men in South Korea
Jae-gi, South Korean men's rights activist General: Antifeminism Reverse discrimination Backlash (sociology) Identity politics Incel Manosphere Politics
Idaenam
Acronym for a common strategy of abusers
DARVO (an acronym for "Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender") is a reaction that perpetrators of wrongdoing, such as abusers, narcissists, or sexual
DARVO
favoring the minorities, have both been believed to be causing reverse discrimination on the mainland.[citation needed] The Chinese government has been
Affirmative_action_in_China
City in Connecticut, United States
2009, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a suit over reverse discrimination brought by 18 white firefighters against the city. The suit involved
New_Haven,_Connecticut
American judge
quotas were "reverse discrimination" and "repugnant to the basic concepts of a democratic society". One of his judgments in 1976 reversed a court-ordered
Ellsworth_Van_Graafeiland
Primacy of a minority in decision-making
Minority influence Minority (philosophy) Minority rights Oligarchy Reverse discrimination Reverse racism Ruling class Social privilege Tyranny of the majority
Minoritarianism
Anti-affirmative action website (1997–2019)
people, and it claimed to have been established "for victims of reverse discrimination". The website was active between the years 1997 and 2019. Adversity
Adversity.net
Prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on height
Height discrimination is prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on height. In principle, it refers to the discriminatory treatment against
Height_discrimination
Form of discrimination
Employment discrimination is a form of illegal discrimination in the workplace based on legally protected characteristics. In the U.S., federal anti-discrimination
Employment_discrimination
Government ministry of South Korea
charges of taking a side in the issue of gender inequality and reverse discrimination. In 2013, there was a calling for its abolition. In 2025, the ministry
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
Ministry_of_Gender_Equality_and_Family
Race or ethnic-based discrimination
models of segregation and subsequent work. Reverse racism is a concept often used to describe acts of discrimination or hostility against members of a dominant
Racism
Aversion towards one's own ethnic group
materials they receive. Allophilia Oikophobia Outgroup favoritism Reverse discrimination Social alienation "Endophobia: What is it? Definition and Examples"
Endophobia
American politician and attorney (1938–2003)
affirmative action in the police department, which some described as "reverse discrimination." Jackson fired Eaves after revelation of a police exam cheating
Maynard_Jackson
Book by Daniel J. Boorstin
postmodern impulses – multiculturalism, political correctness, reverse discrimination and ideological politics. As a postmodern writer, he grasped the
The_Discoverers
Inherited discrimination
Caste discrimination in the United States is a form of discrimination based on the social hierarchy which is determined by a person's birth. Though the
Caste discrimination in the United States
Caste_discrimination_in_the_United_States
Japanese expatriates who are partly or wholly educated outside of Japan
a system which had been attacked as preferential treatment and reverse discrimination. They are often misperceived as fluent speakers of English, though
Kikokushijo
Systemic denial of services to some areas
healthcare, and the development of food deserts in minority neighborhoods. Reverse redlining occurs when a lender or insurer targets majority-minority neighborhood
Redlining
Based on sex, race, religion, political views and social standing
under those circumstances. Another example of membership discrimination is reverse discrimination, such as the many private clubs in California that exclude
Membership discrimination in California clubs
Membership_discrimination_in_California_clubs
Discrimination based on lack of religious belief
historically, includes persecution of and discrimination against people who are identified as atheists. Discrimination against atheists may be manifested by
Discrimination against atheists
Discrimination_against_atheists
Sociology concept concerned with justice and fairness
between generations Intersectionality – Theory of discrimination Reverse discrimination – Discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group
Social_equity
Discrimination against people with red hair is the prejudice, stereotyping and dehumanization of people with naturally red hair. In contemporary form,
Discrimination against people with red hair
Discrimination_against_people_with_red_hair
Economic model of discrimination
Taste-based discrimination is an economic model of labor market discrimination which argues that employers' prejudice or dislikes in an organisational
Taste-based_discrimination
Discrimination against asexual people, also known as acephobia or aphobia when directed at aro/ace (aromantic and/or asexual) people, encompasses a range
Discrimination against asexual people
Discrimination_against_asexual_people
South Korean politician (born 1985)
'blowfish poison' and criticized that hiring targets for women as reverse discrimination, while gender inequality in South Korea is still recognized to persist
Lee_Jun-seok
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List of globalization-related journals
List_of_globalization-related_journals
Unequal treatment in the workplace
FindLaw. Reverse discrimination. (2012). Retrieved from http://employment.findlaw.com/employment-discrimination/reverse-discrimination.html. Smith, Sandra
Occupational_inequality
Discrimination based on physical attractiveness
Lookism is the prejudice or discrimination toward people who are considered to be physically unattractive, and can include basing one's judgment of another
Lookism
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination as of 14 May 2026[update]. Racism in Africa Racism in Algeria Racism
Racism_by_country
Discrimination on grounds of disability
British English], anapirophobia, anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination and social prejudice against physically or mentally disabled
Ableism
American lawyer, politician and judge (1930–2023)
admissions program was held to have engaged in unconstitutional reverse discrimination, but the more limited type of affirmative action in the University
Sandra_Day_O'Connor
1920s Soviet policy of promoting its indigenous ethnic groups
ethnic Russians resented the institutionalized and artificial "reverse discrimination" that benefited non-Russians and regarded them as ungrateful and
Korenizatsiia
individual achievement rather than group identity. They oppose it as "reverse discrimination" that hinders reconciliation and worsens racial tensions. In the
Conservatism in the United States
Conservatism_in_the_United_States
American sociologist (born 1951)
Michael S.; Coston, Bethany M. (2013). "White men as the new victims: reverse discrimination cases and the men's rights movement". Nevada Law Journal. 13 (2):
Michael_Kimmel
Chief Justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005
in affirmative action cases. Only when white males began to make reverse discrimination claims did he become sympathetic to equal protection arguments.
William_Rehnquist
American non-profit organisation
Equal Rights Amendment and, in 1996, it helped to counter an anti-(reverse)discrimination ballot measure in California. In 2004, the Feminist Majority was
Feminist_Majority_Foundation
Public university in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Street Journal, December 23, 1997 "CIR News: Legal Battles Against Reverse Discrimination". adversity.net. "Auburn University's first Black student Harold
Alabama_State_University
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Name Derived from a Surname
Boy/Male
Indian
Rising
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on the edge of an escarpment, from Middle English evere ‘edge’, a word that is probably of Old English origin, though unattested.English : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Ever, from Old English Eofor ‘boar’.North German and Dutch : patronymic from Evert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Revell.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Sever.Dutch : variant of Sievers.
Boy/Male
English
Strict. Restrained. Surname.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Wanderer
Girl/Female
British, English
Beaver-stream
Boy/Male
Dutch
Weaver.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Rivières, from the plural form of Old French rivière ‘river’ (originally meaning ‘riverbank’, from Latin riparia). The absence of English forms without the final -s makes it unlikely that it is ever from the borrowed Middle English vocabulary word river, but the French and other Romance cognates do normally have this sense.Common Americanized form of French Larivière. ire.
Boy/Male
English French
Derived from place-name Deverel.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Severe; Strict
Male
African
reversed.
Boy/Male
African, American, British, English, French
Riverbank; Derived from Place-name Deverel
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Revell.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Lever 3.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Welsh Rhys, REESE means "ardor, heat of passion."
Surname or Lastname
French
French : variant of Rivière, Rivoire, or Rivier, topographic name for someone living on the banks of a river, French rivier ‘bank’, or habitational name from any of the many places in France named with this word.English : nickname from Middle English revere ‘reiver’, ‘robber’.English : topographic name for someone who lived on the brow of a hill, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter evere ‘at the brow or edge’ (from Old English yfer, efer ‘edge’) or a habitational name from a place named with this phrase, as for example River in West Sussex or Rivar in Wiltshire.Jewish (from Italy) : habitational name from a place in Mantua named Revere.The MA patriot Paul Revere (1734–1818), who in April 1775 undertook a famous ride from Boston to Lexington to warn of the approach of British troops, was a silversmith and instrument maker. He was descended from French Huguenots called Rivoire.
Boy/Male
English
Name derived from a surname, and only used as a first name since the 19th century.
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of the personal name Matthew.German : from a short form of the personal name Matthias or Matthäus (see Matthew).German and Dutch : variant of Matte ‘meadow’.
Boy/Male
German American English
Boy/Male
English
From the broad brook.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the incomparable
Biblical
even-tempered; flat country
Boy/Male
African, Arabic
Far
Boy/Male
Tamil
Hiranyappa | ஹீராநà¯à®¯à®¾à®ªà¯à®ªà®¾Â
Girl/Female
Indian
Great Goddess
Boy/Male
Hebrew, Hindu, Indian
A Great One and it Come Signify God
Girl/Female
German
Noble; Kind
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
a.
Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
imp. & p. p.
of Revere
a.
Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
n.
Alt. of Revery
a.
Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
v. i.
To become or be reversed.
a.
To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.
a.
The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
v. t.
To reverse.
v. i.
To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts.
n.
One who reverses.
a.
Perverse; adverse; untoward.
n.
One who reveres.
a.
The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.
imp. & p. p.
of Reverse
a.
Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a reversed judgment or decree.
v. t.
To release.
n.
Same as Reverie.
v. i.
To return; to revert.
a.
Alt. of Renverse