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Political theory
White backlash, white rage, whitelash and white grievance are terms used by some scholars and commentators to describe reactions by certain white individuals
White_backlash
Demographic in the United States
"Five Decades of White Backlash". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 16, 2018. Blake, John (January 8, 2018). "How Trump became 'the white affirmative action
White_Americans
2016 book by Carol Anderson
Anderson details her thesis of white backlash in the United States and states that structural racism has brought about white anger and resentment. Her analysis
White_Rage
Area of study on European-descendant culture
in the 'white race' was the catalyst for the consolidation of the Australian colonies as the Commonwealth of Australia". White backlash or white rage in
Whiteness_studies
Racial classification of people
scientist Angéline Escafré-Dublet has written that "the equivalent to a White backlash in France can be traced through the debate over the purported neglect
White_people
Population decrease of Whites proportionate to the total population
commentators have asked if this change may lead to a growing reaction or 'white backlash'. All else being equal, we suggest that the answer may be yes. An example
White_demographic_decline
20th-century Republican electoral strategy for the Southern US
The suburbs are disproportionately white and the poor are disproportionately black. But he rejects "white backlash" partly because the term exempts from
Southern_strategy
American segregationist organizations
the United States, concentrated in the South and created as part of a white backlash against the US Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education
Citizens'_Councils
Trailer trash Trixie US stereotypes Valley girl White backlash White fragility White guilt White nationalism Wigger Reverse racism Go back to where you
Stereotypes of white Americans
Stereotypes_of_white_Americans
Societal privilege based on skin lightness
backlash results from threats to white privilege. George Yancy likewise suggests that the backlash is an extreme response to loss of privilege. White
White_privilege
American actress and singer (born 2001)
7, 2024. "Rachel Zegler Spills on Most 'Alarming' Part of Her Snow White Backlash". HuffPost. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025. Amanda, Taylor (September
Rachel_Zegler
election in which the Democratic Party won a majority of the white vote, with 59% of white voters casting their ballot for Johnson over Goldwater. This
1964 United States presidential election
1964_United_States_presidential_election
Strong adverse reaction to an idea, action, or object
A backlash is a strong negative or hostile reaction to a particular idea, action, trend, or social change. It often arises when individuals or groups perceive
Backlash_(sociology)
Historical racial policies in Australia
The White Australia policy was a set of racial policies that aimed to forbid people of non-European ethnic origins – Asians (primarily Chinese) and Pacific
White_Australia_policy
Form of terrorism motivated by right-wing or far-right beliefs
Facebook announced that they have banned white nationalist and white separatist content along with white supremacy. Patrick Crusius, the man responsible
Right-wing_terrorism
Inauguration of Donald Trump – 58th United States presidential inauguration White backlash – Political theory Percentage point difference in margin from the 2012
2016 United States presidential election
2016_United_States_presidential_election
Book by Timothy Tyson
result of the complicated collision of the Black Power movement and the white backlash against public school integration and other changes brought by the civil
Blood_Done_Sign_My_Name
Political concept
situations. He distinguishes these responses from terms such as “white backlash” or “white rage”, which are used to describe broader collective or, in some
White_defensiveness
World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event
The 2000 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the second edition
WWF_Backlash_(2000)
Trinbagonian-American activist (1941–1998)
2010. ISBN 0-684-85003-6, ISBN 978-0-684-85003-0. "Freedom Rides and White Backlash". Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2011
Stokely_Carmichael
World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event
The 2001 Backlash was the third Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It
WWF_Backlash_(2001)
American clergyman
a video in summer 2009 in which he predicted that there would be a white backlash against Obama, complete with riots, and he attended one of the first
James_David_Manning
WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
The 2020 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 15th Backlash and was held for wrestlers
Backlash_(2020)
American academic and opinion columnist (born 1985)
"Losing Elections, Winning the Debate: Progressive Racial Rhetoric and White Backlash". OSF.IO. Retrieved April 22, 2026. Hanania, Richard (October 2022)
Richard_Hanania
World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event
The 1999 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; WWE as of 2002). It was the inaugural
WWF_Backlash_(1999)
American columnist and political correspondent (born 1987)
2017. Wermund, Benjamin (November 9, 2016). "Slate writer: Pro-Trump white 'backlash' evokes end of Reconstruction". Politico. Archived from the original
Jamelle_Bouie
the main electioneering unit of the labor movement. It ignored the white backlash against civil rights, which had become a main Republican attack point
1966_United_States_elections
Armed Philippine-American conflict (1899–1902)
Philippines (Princeton University Press, 1995) online. Brown, Scot. "White Backlash and the Aftermath of Fagen's Rebellion: The Fates of Three African American
Philippine–American_War
Selection of the Democratic Party nominee
analysts began referring to as backlash, specifically white backlash. Coined in summer 1963 to refer to the possibility that white workers, when forced to compete
1964 Democratic Party presidential primaries
1964_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries
Slogan associated with white supremacy
message could be used maliciously to spark media backlash. Posters and stickers stating "It's okay to be white" were placed in streets in the United States
It's_okay_to_be_white
Australian politician (born 1954)
proposed an "It's OK to be white" motion in the Australian Senate intended to acknowledge the "deplorable rise of anti-white racism and attacks on Western
Pauline_Hanson
American television evangelist (born 1966)
Davenport, Tony (February 15, 2025). "Christian Backlash Over Trump's Hiring Of Televangelist Paula White". Vision Christian Media. Retrieved February 20
Paula_White-Cain
American white supremacist, Klansman, and convicted murderer
1942–1954". In Glenn Feldman (ed.). Before Brown: civil rights and white backlash in the modern South. University of Alabama Press. pp. 68–95. ISBN 978-0-8173-1431-6
Byron_De_La_Beckwith
World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event
The 2002 Backlash was the fourth Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It
WWF_Backlash_(2002)
Right-wing populist political party in Australia
October 2018, a Senate motion brought by the party stating "it is OK to be white" was defeated 31–28 in a vote. The Liberal government expressed regret at
One_Nation
Racial stereotype used in politics
following white male backlash to the civil rights movement and second-wave feminism of the mid-20th century which gained more rights for white women and
Angry_white_male
1950s American protest against racial segregation
Rights Movement and gave King national attention as a rising leader. White backlash against the court victory was quick, brutal, and, in the short term
Montgomery_bus_boycott
Australian neo-Nazi and convicted criminal (born 1993)
founder of the Lads Society. The groups led by Sewell focus on promoting white supremacy and far-right activism in Australia. According to Sewell, in 2017
Thomas_Sewell_(neo-Nazi)
November 2015, Cernovich insisted that "white genocide is real" in relation to South Africa. After a public backlash, he deleted several tweets referring
White genocide conspiracy theory
White_genocide_conspiracy_theory
Federation of American trade unions
the main electioneering unit of the labor movement. It ignored the white backlash against civil rights. The COPE assumed falsely that union members were
AFL-CIO
Effects of radical activists for a cause
prevailing view that confrontational and militant black activists created a "white backlash" against the more moderate civil-rights movement. Rather, Haines argued
Radical_flank_effect
Slave rebellion
royal decree emancipating all slaves circulated around the island and White backlash against the May 15 Declaration created a great deal of tension. After
1791_slave_rebellion
American musician (born 1974)
Emma (March 15, 2023). "Journalist apologises for calling Meg White "terrible" after backlash". NME. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved
Meg_White
2025 American musical fantasy film
White' Casting Backlash: 'People Were Angry'". Variety. "Rachel Zegler Reveals Steven Spielberg Gave Her a 'Glowing Recommendation' for 'Snow White'
Snow_White_(2025_film)
American soldier (1920–1945)
April 20, 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) Brown, Scot. "White Backlash and the Aftermath of Fagen's Rebellion: The Fates of Three African American
Eddie_Slovik
Australian political ideology
Mooreq, Tod (2019). "Once as Tragedy and Again as Farce: Hansonism, Backlashers, and Economic Nationalism After 20 Years". In Grant, Bligh; Moore, Tod;
Hansonism
Canadian essayist, novelist and media personality (1941–2023)
Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2 November 2020. "Will 2019 be the year of white backlash in Canada?". rabble.ca. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
Denise_Bombardier
1991 book by Susan Faludi
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women is a 1991 book by Susan Faludi, in which the author presents evidence demonstrating the existence of
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Backlash:_The_Undeclared_War_Against_American_Women
Demolished section of the White House
backlash; company involved takes down website". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2025. Photos of the demolition of the East Wing at the White
East_Wing
States White backlash#United States White nationalism#United States White nationalism in the United States White supremacy#United States White supremacy
List of Ku Klux Klan organizations
List_of_Ku_Klux_Klan_organizations
States White backlash#United States White nationalism#United States White nationalism in the United States White supremacy#United States White supremacy
Fascism_in_the_United_States
in Australia describes authoritarian ideologies, including fascism and white supremacy as they manifest in Australia. In Australia the far-right first
Far-right politics in Australia
Far-right_politics_in_Australia
Neo-Nazi group in the United States
other alt-right groups, and was attributed to a widespread public backlash against white supremacist organizations that occurred after the 2017 Unite the
Identity_Evropa
American academic (born 1959)
following the 2014 Ferguson shooting was a manifestation of "white rage", or white backlash against African American advancement. The column was one of
Carol_Anderson
Race and society in the U.S.
middle class status. This gives whiteness an economic aspect in addition to the ethnic and racial aspects. Backlash is a term used to describe the phenomenon
Color Blindness, Whiteness, and Backlash
Color_Blindness,_Whiteness,_and_Backlash
American historian
is white, voiced his belief that periods of increased attention to racial injustice, as in 2020, have historically been followed by white backlash driven
James_T._Campbell
Abandonment of military duty without authorization
No. 3". US Naval Institute. Retrieved 3 August 2025. Brown, Scot. "White Backlash and the Aftermath of Fagen's Rebellion: The Fates of Three African American
Desertion
American educator, author, orator and adviser
Washington was too accommodating to white interests. Washington advocated a "go slow" approach to avoid a harsh white backlash. He has been criticized for encouraging
Booker_T._Washington
Library cat in White Settlement, Texas, United States
from the library by the local municipality, provoking an international backlash that resulted in a re-vote, and a unanimous decision permitting him to
Browser_(cat)
Slavery in the United States Tatarophobia White backlash White flight White nationalism White pride White supremacy Yellow Peril Xenophobia Xenophobia
Anti-Asian_racism
American politician (1921–2000)
Lizzi, Maria C. (September 18, 2008). "'My Heart Is as Black as Yours': White Backlash, Racial Identity, and Italian American Stereotypes in New York City's
John_Lindsay
Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1973
rhetoric was also popular in some Northern areas, and helped to galvanize "white backlash" into something less racially defined, more attuned to the suburban
Spiro_Agnew
Ideology that seeks to develop a white national identity
related to White nationalism. Blood and Soil Criticism of multiculturalism Identitarian movement Immigration to the Western world#Backlash Know Nothing
White_nationalism
Educational institutions after the abolition of slavery
to be “uneducable”, reinforcing the backlash at Freedmen schools. Afro-Creoles found that despite their mostly white complexion, the attitude of the day
Freedmen's_schools
Sarcastic or critical description
Melissa (March 15, 2017). "The 'Iron Fist' White Savior Controversy: Creator and Stars Discuss the Mounting Backlash". Daily Beast.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
White_savior
Australian neo-Nazi Group
a network of "White Australians across every city, suburb and town who are against the systematic replacement and destruction of White Australians". EAM
European_Australian_Movement
American white supremacist (born 1950)
black crime, welfare, affirmative action and white supremacy, and tying Duke to a legacy of other white backlash politicians, such as Lester G. Maddox and
David_Duke
Leader of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017
— Mugabe, early 1960s The rise of African nationalism generated a white backlash in Southern Rhodesia, with the right-wing Rhodesian Front winning the
Robert_Mugabe
American lawyer (1912–1995)
Lizzi, Maria C. (18 September 2008). "'My Heart Is as Black as Yours': White Backlash, Racial Identity, and Italian American Stereotypes in New York City's
Mario_Procaccino
French-American actress (1924–2011)
off after their photo appeared on cover of Life Magazine, causing a White backlash." Online music store iTunes made Darcel's album, Banned in Boston (recorded
Denise_Darcel
Indigenous Australian children forcibly acculturated into White Australian society
peoples were dying off. Given their catastrophic population decline after white contact, whites assumed that the full-blood tribal Aboriginal population
Stolen_Generations
American author and journalist
white backlash). He has also suggested that Donald Trump's administration has used the conservative movement and Republicanism as a vehicle for white
Samuel_G._Freedman
Guidebook for African-American roadtrippers
and public transportation. They encountered a white backlash, particularly in the South, where by 1877 white Democrats controlled every state government
The_Negro_Motorist_Green_Book
1993 US Supreme Court case on gerrymandering
state legislatures, sparking what some scholars have described as "white backlash" in several states including North Carolina. North Carolina's congressional
Shaw_v._Reno
1960s–70s Western political movement
by Tom Hayden as forestalling "white backlash", community-organizing initiatives would unite Black, Brown, and White workers around a common program
New_Left
Right-wing political party in Australia
2025). "Clive Palmer claims how-to-vote cards 'interfered with' after backlash over teal preferences". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. Archived
Australian_Federation_Party
1968 studio album by the Beatles
The Beatles (commonly referred to as the White Album) is the ninth studio album and only double album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on
The_Beatles_(album)
US criminal groups or organizations
Long Bridge Boys. Notable examples of slave rebellions (as well as white backlash to the perceived threat of them) in colonial New York include the New
Gangs_in_the_United_States
Speeches delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.
the root of those who support genocide. He spends time discussing the white backlash to progress in the struggle for civil rights, noting historically that
The_Other_America_(speech)
1991 murder in England
before Sir John Mitting"". ucpi.org. "Greenwich and its racial murders", White Backlash and the Politics of Multiculturalism, Cambridge University Press, pp
Murder_of_Rolan_Adams
Type of campus protest event
United States Reverse discrimination Whites Only Scholarship White privilege White backlash Schladebeck, Jessica (2017-09-23). "'Affirmative Action Bake
Affirmative_action_bake_sale
Period following the U.S. election of 1968
Washington and Lee Law Review. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. White backlash Milliken v. Bradley (1974) Desegregation busing Reconstruction Era Redeemers
Second_Redemption
1968 book by William H. Grier and Price M. Cobbs
Ferguson was sentenced to over 300 years imprisonment. White Rage, a 2016 book about white backlash 1968 Interview with William H. Grier at The WNYC Archives
Black_Rage_(book)
American actor and musician (born 1990)
motherfucking needle. It's the motherfucking flu. Get over it, okay?" He received backlash for these comments on social media, with many pointing out that his parents
Chet_Hanks
American roleplaying game and book publisher
"Lead Storyteller" role for the company. In November 2018, as a result of backlash generated by material pertaining to the "murder of gay Chechens" published
White_Wolf_Publishing
American sociologist (born 1943)
in White Space". berkeleyjournal.org. Retrieved 2025-10-14. "Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2025-10-14. "Elijah Anderson: Black Success, White Backlash, and
Elijah_Anderson_(sociologist)
19th-century Republican anti-African-American movement
minority overall in Texas, Cuney's rise to this position caused a backlash among White conservative Republicans in other areas, leading to the Lily-Whites
Lily-white_movement
(2015). "White Backlash in a Brown Country". Valparaiso University Law Review. 50 (1). Blake, John (January 8, 2018). "How Trump became 'the white affirmative
History of the United States (2016–present)
History_of_the_United_States_(2016–present)
American YouTuber and political commentator (born 1993)
contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a result of backlash. In August 2019, White hosted a debate with transgender activist Jessica Yaniv centered
Blaire_White
2003 TV film by Bill Duke
patrolling the black section of town and protecting residents from "white backlash" in 1965. Activists continue the struggle to gain social justice after
Deacons_for_Defense_(film)
Racial violence in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Retrieved May 14, 2013. Swiercek, Nicolas (April 2008). "Stoking a White Backlash: Race, Violence, and Yellow Journalism in Omaha, 1919". James A. Rawley
Omaha_race_riot_of_1919
1979 Chicago baseball promotion and riot
(1977). However, disco sparked a major backlash from rock music fans—an opposition prominent enough that the White Sox, seeking to fill seats at Comiskey
Disco_Demolition_Night
Australian political party
Ltd [2010] WASCA 87 (20 May 2010), Court of Appeal (WA, Australia) Glew v White [2012] WASCA 138 (10 July 2012), Court of Appeal (WA, Australia) In chronological
The_Great_Australian_Party
Racial desegregation process
Voluntary Transfer Program Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government White backlash Youth March for Integrated Schools (1958) Youth March for Integrated
School integration in the United States
School_integration_in_the_United_States
2023 American history book
The Southern Strategy — Kevin Kruse The Good Protest — Glenda Gilmore White Backlash — Lawrence B. Glickman The Great Society — Joshua Zeitz Police Violence
Myth_America
by many American white people, that the nation had reached a post-racial state of social relations, which resulted in a backlash against the racial
White savior narrative in film
White_savior_narrative_in_film
Political movement
understanding that politics is a struggle between the people vs the elite. White backlash Immigration to Europe Radical right (Europe) Mudde & Rovira Kaltwasser
Populism_in_Europe
Series of race riots in Sydney, Australia
original on 3 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2021. White, Alex (7 October 2014). "The pro-white gangs spreading race hate across Australia". Herald Sun
2005_Cronulla_riots
American student activist organization (1960–1974)
rage". Conceived in part as a response to the gathering danger of a "white backlash", and with $5,000 from United Automobile Workers union, Tom Hayden promoted
Students for a Democratic Society
Students_for_a_Democratic_Society
Ethnic group in Zimbabwe
attempt to restore a limited form of White minority rule, and this produced a violent backlash. The late Roy Bennett, a White farmer forced off his coffee plantation
White_Zimbabweans
WHITE BACKLASH
WHITE BACKLASH
Boy/Male
Australian, Portuguese
White; Blond; Fair-one
Boy/Male
British, English
White
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, Welsh
White Wavess; White Wave
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from White.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish
White; Pure; Bright White; Clear and White
Boy/Male
Indian, Oriya
White Win; White Victory
Female
Arthurian
, bosom white; white breast.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
White Flower; White Rose
Female
Arthurian
, bosom white; white breast.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hight.Americanized spelling of German Heit.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman, Anglo-Norman French waite (of Germanic origin; compare Wachter), or from the same word in its original abstract/collective sense, ‘the watch’. There may also have been some late confusion with White.
Boy/Male
British, English
Guard
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Whitton.
Boy/Male
Polish
White; white haired.
Boy/Male
Polish
White; white haired.
Surname or Lastname
English (Nottingham)
English (Nottingham) : variant of White.Possibly also an Americanized spelling of German Witt.
Girl/Female
British, English
Bright; Pure; Name of Colour
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : from Middle English whit ‘white’, hence a nickname for someone with white hair or an unnaturally pale complexion. In some cases it represents a Middle English personal name, from an Old English byname, Hwīt(a), of this origin. As a Scottish and Irish surname it has been widely used as a translation of the many Gaelic names based on bán ‘white’ (see Bain 1) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). There has also been some confusion with Wight.Translated form of cognate and equivalent names in other languages, such as German Weiss, French Blanc, Polish Białas (see Bialas), etc.Peregrine White (1620–1704), brother of Resolved, was born in Cape Cod harbor on board the Mayflower, thus becoming the first child of English descent to be born in New England. His father, William White, was the son of the rector of Barham, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England; he died in 1621 during the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
Female
Arthurian
, bosom white; white breast.
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Polish
White Wave; White Complexion; Fair; White Race
WHITE BACKLASH
WHITE BACKLASH
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French
Darling; Form of Cheryl
Girl/Female
Indian
A Raaga in indian music
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Splendour; Light
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Shining River
Girl/Female
French, German
Little Flower
Female
German
Low German short form of names beginning with svan, SVENJA means "swan."
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
Beloved; Friend
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Youthful; Jove's Child; Variant of Gillian from the Masculine Julian
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Liberal; Generous; Virtuous
Girl/Female
Danish, German, Swedish
Victory of the People
WHITE BACKLASH
WHITE BACKLASH
WHITE BACKLASH
WHITE BACKLASH
WHITE BACKLASH
n.
See White-face.
a.
White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence.
a.
White as snow; very white.
v. i.
To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms.
n.
Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.
n. pl.
The finest flour made from white wheat.
n. pl.
Cloth or garments of a plain white color.
n.
Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye.
v. t.
To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.
imp. & p. p.
of White
conj.
During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.
superl.
Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
a.
Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.
superl.
Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.
n.
A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men.
v. t.
To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
a.
As white as cream.
n.
A white pigment; as, Venice white.
n.
Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
n.
A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze.