othering

Speech parts

1. othering - Noun

2. othering - Verb

Meaning

othering (usually uncountable, plural otherings)

(philosophy, politics) gerund of other: the process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different.
Synonyms: alienation, discrimination, otherization

othering

present participle of other

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After President Obama's election, efforts at othering Obama quickly became about smearing his non-partisan allies and ambassadors. Christine Pelosi

But while othering is unhelpful, there is something to be said for writing that evokes a sense of awe in the natural world – even in its most quotidian forms. Source: Internet

But as the public face of liberalism and the Democratic Party grew more diverse, the othering and overt racial messaging became more obvious and repellent. Source: Internet

And that ladies and gentlemen, is how you engage in a culture different from your own without being accused of racism, disrespecting, othering or cultural appropriation. Source: Internet

Defining and enacting traditions in some cases can be a means of building unity between subgroups in a diverse society; in other cases, tradition is a means of othering and keeping groups distinct from one another. Source: Internet

Using the idea of her own racial impurity as a stepping stone, Morrison discusses the false science used to support 19th-century racism, how the othering of blacks serves self-absolution by whites, and how her novels have tried to explore these concepts. Source: Internet

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