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'''Racialism''' is the controversial belief in the existence and significance of [[race|racial]] categories, the existence of which are themselves often criticized as [[pseudo-science|pseudoscientifical]]. Racialism was very common throughout Germany, United States, Canada, and Australia through the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the term is sometimes used in contrast to [[racism]], especially in [[academia]], it is generally, and mistakenly, used [[synonym]]ously with racism.

In [[Racial separatism|separatist]] [[identity politics]], the term may be used to emphasise perceived [[social]] and [[cultural]] differences between "races". Separatists may say that although they do not see themselves as [[superior]] to — or feel [[hate|hatred]] towards — other "races", they nevertheless believe that the races should not live together (see [[white separatism]] and [[black separatism]]). In this context the [[Rastafari movement|Rastafari]] and other organisations for [[black nationalism]] advocate that racialism facilitates "racial pride" and [[renaissance (disambiguation)|cultural rebirth]].