inferiority

Example Sentences

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“I learned that racism existed, but I didn’t own the inferiority, I didn’t own the prejudice. I learned to lean into differences and be somewhat unconventional.”

From New York Times

But it also has a dark side, stirring up feelings of inferiority and insecurity.

From Seattle Times

When Bakke was denied admission to medical school, he wasn’t “pinned with a badge of inferiority because he is white.”

From New York Times

We would no longer bear the mantle of inferiority.”

From Seattle Times

Try knowing, even as a child and young adult, that you were receiving that kind of treatment because White people in our nation’s capital wanted to instill in you a sense of inferiority.

From Washington Post