social prejudice

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Dr Strelluf, author of Villains and Tea Leaves: Redefining Cockney and Defying Stereotypes, said: "Although the focus of the report is Cockney, it is relevant to all Englishes that invoke social prejudice and discrimination."

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

Heath portrays these men as victims of social prejudice, pointing to anonymous commenters online mocking the men's appearance.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022

The day symbolized “the triumph of their race over a fast fading social prejudice and political injustice,” a reporter for the Times of London enthused prematurely.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2020

But her higher aim is to expose the blunt social prejudice against attractive young women like Nat and Beth.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2018

Strange, that men who have themselves loved and begotten should thus for a moment imagine that a small social prejudice, or a narrow religious formula, can break the purpose of a young and vigorous passion.

From Young Lives by Le Gallienne, Richard