Talk:Colorism

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Requested move 17 September 2026

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Moved as an uncontested request with minimal participation. If there is any objection within a reasonable time frame, please ask me to reopen the discussion; if I am not available, please ask at the technical requests page. (non-admin closure) codelivid 19:19, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

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Discrimination based on skin tone → Colorism – WP:CONCISE + WP:COMMONNAME. Current title is too long and colorism is the most used term according to Google Ngrams. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/it • talk • edits) 01:18, 17 September 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. msk 00:41, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

• Comment Last discussed in 2012, with the result being "Not moved". 162 etc. (talk) 03:55, 17 September 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Discrimination based on skin color was the longstanding stable title until an undiscussed move in 2024. 162 etc. (talk) 03:55, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Ethnic groups, WikiProject Human rights, and WikiProject Discrimination have been notified of this discussion. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/it • talk • edits) 13:08, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

• Support Easily the more common term. TolWol (talk) 05:44, 20 September 2026 (UTC)
• Personally, I don't recall ever encountering the term colorism before. Is it a neologism? The examples I encounter with a quick search are all rather recent. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 19:02, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

  Merriam-Webster says the term was first used in the 1940s. The term in its current context though, was first used in 1982 by Alice Walker, who is most famous for The Color Purple ◎ 4. I wouldn't say the term is a neologism IMO as it is over 84 years old. It gradually became more used over time in its current context and that is term people commonly use to refer to the phenomon. 🌙Eclipse (SMAAAASH!) 20:59, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

  Thank you. I had noticed that one of the examples given by Merriam-Webster refers to Alice Walker. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 22:57, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

• Comment. The current title does avoid having to choose between the American "color/ism" and the Commonwealth "colour/ism". -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:40, 25 September 2026 (UTC)
• Support as more accurate and generally common term. Koshuri ^(あ!) 13:20, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

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