What is "reverse racism"

n. racism against the racial majority (either a member or group of that majority or the majority in general), as a result of favourable treatment given to the minority.

Reverse racism is a phenomenon in which discrimination, sometimes officially sanctioned, against a dominant or formerly dominant racial or other group representative of the majority in a particular society takes place, for a variety of reasons, often initially as an attempt at redressing past wrongs. It has been described as "preferential treatment, discriminating in favor of members of under-represented groups, which have been treated unjustly in the past, against innocent people".

The usage of the term is controversial, with many groups (especially those concerning the interests of ethnic minorities) denying its existence.