There's A Perfect Word For People Who Say 'I'm Not Racist, But...'

Even J.K. Rowling is getting behind this one.
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There’s a new form of ’splaining in town.

A term first used at least two years ago received new attention on Tuesday when it was shared by Yes, You’re Racist, a Twitter account that calls out racist behavior.

The word “klansplaining” is for people who start sentences with “I’m not racist, but...”

As the account noted in a later tweet, Twitter user @OhNoSheTwitnt actually coined “klansplaining” nearly two years ago and has used it ever since:

With recent terms such as mansplaining, whitesplaining and straightsplaining already in the social media lexicon, it may only be a matter of time before “klansplaining” catches on.

The new term already has a major literary endorsement:

Others also backed the new word:

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