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 weeks ago
Arent they different things? Racism is about race, xenophobia is about country of origin
mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Probably a venn diagram but with a large overlap.
bold_omi@lemmy.today 2 weeks 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 weeks ago
Doesnt xenophobia only include people who were born in other countries?
bold_omi@lemmy.today 2 weeks 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.