[laidoffamazon]

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cryptoracist

[joe_mamba]

So it's a made up term from people who want to discredit people they don't like by calling them "secret racist" without having any proof.

[renewiltord]

I should warn you that the user you are replying to is a crypto-paedophile. Be careful. There is no evidence to describe how he might retaliate.

[laidoffamazon]

All terms are made up by humans

[joe_mamba]

Yeah but calling someone a racist is a serious accusation, you better bring receipts or be liable for defamation. Calling them a "secret racist" instead isn't the workaround that absolves you from this.

[dragonwriter]

> Yeah but calling someone a racist is a serious accusation, you better bring receipts or be liable for defamation

There are a large number of countries with their own systems of law, and its possible that in one of them calling someone a racist might be subject to defamation law, but in most I am aware of that's going to be a problem because its not even a well-enough-defined fact claim to be legally true or false.

[tptacek]

You cannot in fact be made liable for defamation for calling someone a racist.

(Patrick, a close friend I have known for many years, is not a racist.)

[mikkupikku]

Crypto[insult] is just a shorthand for saying "I don't actually have evidence to support my accusation."

[mock-possum]

No, it’s a term for a particular brand of racism -

Like complimenting someone for being ‘articulate,’ or ‘one of the good ones.’ Sounds innocent enough, until you understand the racist underpinnings.

[mikkupikku]

See above, where it is being used as an insult without any evidence to back it up. This is the most common usage, and usage defines the true meaning of the word.