Someone born in another country is one meaning of the word alien. Xenophobia is fear or hatred of aliens. Aliens can be people from other coubtries, strangers, or those different than one’s self, depending on the definition of alien used. So the sum of all the definitions makes xenophobia encompass race-based discrimination.
atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Arent they different things? Racism is about race, xenophobia is about country of origin
mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Probably a venn diagram but with a large overlap.
bold_omi@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Xenophobia is hatred of foreigners or aliens. I.e., those who are different, by one meaning of the word.
atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Doesnt xenophobia only include people who were born in other countries?
bold_omi@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Someone born in another country is one meaning of the word alien. Xenophobia is fear or hatred of aliens. Aliens can be people from other coubtries, strangers, or those different than one’s self, depending on the definition of alien used. So the sum of all the definitions makes xenophobia encompass race-based discrimination.