A person who believes in or promotes gobinism; an adherent of Gobineau's racist theories of racial hierarchy.
From 'Gobineau' (the originator of the ideology) plus '-ist' meaning a person who practices or believes in that system; emerged as a term in the 19th century.
Gobinists used pseudoscience to justify colonialism and slavery, showing how dangerous it is when bad ideas get dressed up in scientific language.
Refers to adherent of Gobineau's racist ideology. The term carries the gendered and racial pseudoscience embedded in its source.
Use only in historical-critical context. Specify: 'Advocates of Gobineau's discredited racial theories...' rather than neutral naming.
["Gobineau proponent (discredited)","racial pseudoscience adherent"]
Acknowledge the women scientists, anti-racist scholars, and people from persecuted groups whose research and activism dismantled these ideologies.
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