tokenism

Example Sentences

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“Sometimes tokenism has run its course. I don’t want to just be that person,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

Others have described the Voice as tokenism and toothless.

From Reuters • Oct. 2, 2023

These days, things are far from equitable, but in most of the culture, female representation has grown well past the Smurfette-style tokenism.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

Designer Saisha Shinde points out that brands often indulge in tokenism by increasing trans visibility only during pride month, and forget about the community the rest of the year.

From BBC • May 20, 2023

That led to a culture of tokenism, which I take full responsibility for.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023