Sentence examples for racist connotation from inspiring English sources

He has made clear there was no intent to say anything inappropriate and he was certainly not making any comments with any racist connotation.

"He has made clear there was no intent to say anything inappropriate, and he was certainly not making any comments with any racist connotation.

"I have since learned that the phrase has racist connotations.

Not only was it a misnomer, but it sometimes carried racist connotations, they argued.

These comments, beyond having inescapably racist connotations, are also disparaging of Luol Deng's African heritage.

There are plenty of slang words with racist connotations, but some, perhaps merely by convention and historical context, are regarded as more odious than others.

In the 1960s many activists in the United States and Canada rejected the phrase American Indian because it was seen as a misnomer and sometimes carried racist connotations.

Ms. Dati issued a statement condemning a "hateful act" with "racist connotations" that "hurts the memory of our dead, of the veterans who gave their lives for France".

But that, of course, is the problem: An image can carry racist connotations regardless of the motives of those who created it.

Townsend has since taken to Twitter to stress no offence was taken, though the word "monkey" can certainly have racist connotations.

It comes as the opposition leader, Michael Gunner, issues an apology for saying Giles was "off the reservation", claiming he was unaware the phrase had racist connotations.