Definitions
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- noun A man who is a member of the
Ku Klux Klan - noun offensive, slang A very offensive term for a white person unrelated to the KKK or racist ideology
Etymologies
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Examples
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The important part of this story is the fact that a former klansman from the whitest state in the nation has endorsed the only African-American that has had a real chance at the White House.
Byrd endorses Obama 2008
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The first time the phrase "separation of church and state" was used in a Supreme Court decision was by a klansman striking out at Catholic schools.
High School Curriculum, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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How can the same people who honor a former klansman as the ‘Conscience of the Senate’ be upset that their predecessors honored a former klansman by naming a hall after him?
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The next one better be a klansman in full garb holding up a sign with the face of a black man.
should you have to hide the real you to be accepted – muslim | My[confined]Space 2009
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Yes, two men of the people: a former klansman throwback59
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Racism is everywhere in the world, but Former President Carter makes it sound like all white southerners are klansman ready to attack at any moment.
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I'm sure his klansman buddies will be pleased with this. raingirl2
Virginia governor declares April as Confederate History Month 2010
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How can the same people who honor a former klansman as the ‘Conscience of the Senate’ be upset that their predecessors honored a former klansman by naming a hall after him?
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Jindal embraced that term in regards to the Jena 6 situation in a way that would make a klansman proud.
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The use of vicious police dogs and fire hoses against black children in Birmingham, Alabama by klansman and sheriff "Bull" Connor was one of the flashpoints that allowed the civil rights movement, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, to get the attention of the whole world.
Did Rupert Murdoch Knowingly Run a Racist Cartoon in the New York Post? 2009
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