colourismcolorismn.

Brit.

/ˈkʌlərɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈkələˌrɪzəm/

Forms: see colour n.¹ and -ism suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: colour n.¹, -ism suffix.

Etymology: < colour n.¹ + -ism suffix. In sense 2 partly after French colorisme (1844 or earlier) and German Colorismus (1861 or earlier). In sense 3 after e.g. racism n., sexism n.²

†1. The property by which light produces visible colour. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1869 C. F. Winslow Force & Nature xi. 449 Thermism..is a different function of physical energy from colorific light, or colourism.

2. The use of colour (in various senses) for artistic effect.

ΚΠ

1880 Amer. Art Rev. 1 477 The Academies were indeed the most active propagators of the colorism imported from Belgium and from France.

1922 Freeman 21 June 358/1 When the theme is slight, the story tends to become merely a triumph of colourism.

1971 Daily Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) 21 Feb. b6/5 He prefers the voluptuous, exotic, acerbic colorism of Faure, Bizet, Saint-Saens, and Ravel in his tastes.

1997 R. Lenman Artists & Soc. Germany i. 29 German history-painting developed unstoppably in the direction of rich colourism.

2006 T. Libbey NPR Listener's Encycl. Classical Music 273 He strove for cinematic colorism in his orchestration.

3. Chiefly U.S. Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who have a dark skin tone, esp. among people of the same ethnic or racial background. In quot. 1964: racism.

ΚΠ

1964 N. Amer. Rev. Summer 25 (heading) Colorism and Communism: the plot against the Negro.

1977 J. Epstein Along Gringo Trail 21 Racial discrimination in Brazil has been described as ‘colorism’; in this case, the lighter one's skin, the higher, socially, they may rise.

1982 A. Walker in Essence July 121/1 Perhaps Black women who are writers in the twenty-first century will present a fuller picture of the multiplicity of oppression—and of struggle. Racism, Sexism, Classism and Colorism will be very much a part of their consciousness.

1999 K. A. Appiah & H. L. Gates Africana 903/2 Some Black Nationalist leaders..denounced this colorism within the black community.

2011 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Oct. (Final ed.) 6 The origins of colourism are widely believed to be in the ‘pigmentocracy’ of slavery.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colourism
释义	colourismcolorismn. Brit. /ˈkʌlərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈkələˌrɪzəm/ Forms: see colour n.¹ and -ism suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: colour n.¹, -ism suffix. Etymology: < colour n.¹ + -ism suffix. In sense 2 partly after French colorisme (1844 or earlier) and German Colorismus (1861 or earlier). In sense 3 after e.g. racism n., sexism n.² †1. The property by which light produces visible colour. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1869 C. F. Winslow Force & Nature xi. 449 Thermism..is a different function of physical energy from colorific light, or colourism. 2. The use of colour (in various senses) for artistic effect. ΚΠ 1880 Amer. Art Rev. 1 477 The Academies were indeed the most active propagators of the colorism imported from Belgium and from France. 1922 Freeman 21 June 358/1 When the theme is slight, the story tends to become merely a triumph of colourism. 1971 Daily Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) 21 Feb. b6/5 He prefers the voluptuous, exotic, acerbic colorism of Faure, Bizet, Saint-Saens, and Ravel in his tastes. 1997 R. Lenman Artists & Soc. Germany i. 29 German history-painting developed unstoppably in the direction of rich colourism. 2006 T. Libbey NPR Listener's Encycl. Classical Music 273 He strove for cinematic colorism in his orchestration. 3. Chiefly U.S. Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who have a dark skin tone, esp. among people of the same ethnic or racial background. In quot. 1964: racism. ΚΠ 1964 N. Amer. Rev. Summer 25 (heading) Colorism and Communism: the plot against the Negro. 1977 J. Epstein Along Gringo Trail 21 Racial discrimination in Brazil has been described as ‘colorism’; in this case, the lighter one's skin, the higher, socially, they may rise. 1982 A. Walker in Essence July 121/1 Perhaps Black women who are writers in the twenty-first century will present a fuller picture of the multiplicity of oppression—and of struggle. Racism, Sexism, Classism and Colorism will be very much a part of their consciousness. 1999 K. A. Appiah & H. L. Gates Africana 903/2 Some Black Nationalist leaders..denounced this colorism within the black community. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Oct. (Final ed.) 6 The origins of colourism are widely believed to be in the ‘pigmentocracy’ of slavery. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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